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单词 dither
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dither

verb
/ˈdɪðə(r)/
/ˈdɪðər/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they dither
/ˈdɪðə(r)/
/ˈdɪðər/
he / she / it dithers
/ˈdɪðəz/
/ˈdɪðərz/
past simple dithered
/ˈdɪðəd/
/ˈdɪðərd/
past participle dithered
/ˈdɪðəd/
/ˈdɪðərd/
-ing form dithering
/ˈdɪðərɪŋ/
/ˈdɪðərɪŋ/
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  1. to hesitate about what to do because you are unable to decide
    • Stop dithering and get on with it.
    • dither over something She was dithering over what to wear.
    Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the dialect sense ‘tremble, quiver’): variant of dialect didder.

dither

noun
/ˈdɪðə(r)/
/ˈdɪðər/
[singular] (informal)
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  1. a state of not being able to decide what you should do
    • After months of dither, a decision has still not been made.
    • in a dither (about/over something) I'm in a dither about who to invite.
  2. a state of excitement or worry
    • in a dither (about/over something) Don't get yourself in a dither over everything.
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the dialect sense ‘tremble, quiver’): variant of dialect didder.
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