dither (noun)
1dither — ► VERB ▪ be indecisive. ► NOUN informal 1) indecisive behaviour. 2) a state of agitation. DERIVATIVES ditherer noun dithery adjective. ORIGIN variant of dialect didder; related to …
2dither — I UK [ˈdɪðə(r)] / US [ˈdɪðər] verb [intransitive] Word forms dither : present tense I/you/we/they dither he/she/it dithers present participle dithering past tense dithered past participle dithered showing disapproval to be unable to make a… …
3dither — dith|er1 [ dıðər ] verb intransitive to be unable to make a decision about something: She was dithering about what to wear. ╾ dith|er|er noun count dither dith|er 2 [ dıðər ] noun be (all) in a dither INFORMAL to be nervous or excited and unable… …
4dither — 1 verb (I) to not do something because you are unable to decide what to do: Stop dithering, Linda, and get on with it! ditherer noun (C) 2 noun be (all) in a dither BrE informal to be nervous and confused because you cannot decide what to do …
5dither — I. intransitive verb (dithered; dithering) Etymology: Middle English didderen Date: 15th century 1. shiver, tremble 2. to act nervously or indecisively ; vacillate • ditherer noun II …
6dither — verb 1》 be indecisive. 2》 Computing display or print (a colour image) without sharp edges so that it appears to contain extra colours. noun informal 1》 a state of dithering. 2》 a state of agitation. Derivatives ditherer noun dithery adjective… …
7dither — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fluster, commotion, twitter, flurry, confusion. See agitation, excitement. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun A state of discomposure: agitation, fluster, flutter, perturbation, tumult, turmoil, upset.… …
8dither — /ˈdɪðə / (say didhuh) noun 1. a trembling; vibration. 2. a state of trembling excitement or vacillation. 3. Computers a process by which non displayable colours can be simulated by using a mixture of displayable colours. –verb (i) 4. to be… …
9tizzy — noun A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither. Syn: dither, upset …
10ditherer — dither ► VERB ▪ be indecisive. ► NOUN informal 1) indecisive behaviour. 2) a state of agitation. DERIVATIVES ditherer noun dithery adjective. ORIGIN variant of dialect didder; related to …