dither

[US]/ˈdɪðə(r)/

[UK]/ˈdɪðər/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. trembling; discoloration; high-frequency pulsation
vi. hesitate; vacillate.

he was all of a dither .

he was dithering about the election date.

throw sb. into a dither

after months of dither ministers had still not agreed.

all of a dither , he prophesied instant chaos.

For God’s sake stop dithering and make up your mind!

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