dither

🇺🇸 /ˈdɪðər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈdɪðə(r)/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

to be indecisive, unable to make a decision

She was dithering over what to wear to the party.

noun
R

indecision or uncertainty about what to do

After months of dither, they finally decided on the project.

R

a state of agitation or anxiety

Seeing the exam results caused a lot of dither among the students.

translation

v. to be indecisive, unable to make a decision
n. indecision or uncertainty about what to do; a state of agitation or anxiety

Word Forms

3rd Present dithers
Progressive dithering
Past dithered
Perfect dithered
Plural dithers