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dither
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of DITHER
[singular] informal
: a very nervous, confused, or excited state紧张；困惑；兴奋— usually used in the phrase in a dither通常用于短语in a dither
- They're in a dither over what to do next.他们很困惑，不知下一步该怎么办。
- The news of his arrival had us (all) in a dither.他抵达的消息让我们兴奋不已。
2 dither /ˈdɪðɚ/ verb
dithers; dithered; dithering
2 dither
/ˈdɪðɚ/
verb
dithers; dithered; dithering
Learner's definition of DITHER
[no object] informal
: to delay taking action because you are not sure about what to do踌躇；犹豫不决
- We don't have time to dither.我们没时间犹豫了。
- She did not dither about/over what to do next.她对下一步该怎么做毫不犹豫。
— ditherer
noun, plural ditherers [count]
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Verb We don't have time to dither. She did not dither about what to do next. Noun Grandma usually gets in a dither if I don't make my weekly call. we were all in a dither while we waited for the test results
Recent Examples on the Web
Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2022 The country is facing a humanitarian crisis, and countless allies remain trapped there, but Congress and the White House continue to dither. Grace Segers, The New Republic, 11 Feb. 2022 Republican bad behavior on voting against an increase in the debt ceiling gets short shrift while the Democrats dither on the budget. Gloria Borger, CNN, 23 Sep. 2021 While that doesn’t guarantee that the agency will ultimately give the green light to an eventual merger, KCS’s shareholders can still get paid while the bureaucrats dither. Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2021 In the current climate, regrettably, a union leader who doesn’t dither about the need for vaccine mandates in the workplace is showing real gumption. Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 7 Aug. 2021 Even when engineers find dangerous damage, condo associations can dither for years. Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com, 11 July 2021 And while news organizations dither, the Big Lie continues to spread. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 5 May 2021 The propulsion system was less efficient than expected, but the Coast Guard refused to dither. Craig Hooper, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021 Helio Fred Garcia, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021 Fishing might well represent a tiny fragment of the U.K. economy, but did that mean it should not have been protected, even at the cost of dither and delay and, even, perhaps, the freedom of other industries? Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2020 Those with intercollegiate athletic programs are in a dither figuring out what will happen to NCAA games, especially football, which is key to the identify of many universities and finances other sports at the largest schools. Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY, 5 July 2020 As Washington dithers and fights, Bexar County commissioners are taking swift action, creating a $5 million loan and grant program to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus. Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 24 Mar. 2020 While the Trump administration dithers and argues with Congress and trips over its own feet, the Federal Reserve has moved decisively to counteract the economic impacts of the coronavirus. Jeff Spross, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2020 In a city short on space and high on need for homeless services, there’s no more time to dither. Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 24 Jan. 2020 As global warming becomes direr – and nations dither about decreasing emissions – could these controversial technological fixes known as geoengineering buy us time to move away from burning fossil fuels? USA Today, 24 Dec. 2019 Mr Johnson himself argued forcefully against any further dither or delay. The Economist, 3 Oct. 2019 See More
Verb
And smart people are examining all manner of ways to stave off climate change devastation, even as countries around the world seem to dither. Michael Smolenscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2022 The country is facing a humanitarian crisis, and countless allies remain trapped there, but Congress and the White House continue to dither. Grace Segers, The New Republic, 11 Feb. 2022 Republican bad behavior on voting against an increase in the debt ceiling gets short shrift while the Democrats dither on the budget. Gloria Borger, CNN, 23 Sep. 2021 While that doesn’t guarantee that the agency will ultimately give the green light to an eventual merger, KCS’s shareholders can still get paid while the bureaucrats dither. Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2021 In the current climate, regrettably, a union leader who doesn’t dither about the need for vaccine mandates in the workplace is showing real gumption. Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 7 Aug. 2021 Even when engineers find dangerous damage, condo associations can dither for years. Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com, 11 July 2021 And while news organizations dither, the Big Lie continues to spread. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 5 May 2021 The propulsion system was less efficient than expected, but the Coast Guard refused to dither. Craig Hooper, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021 Noun
Delay or dither and things get disproportionately worse. Helio Fred Garcia, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2021 Fishing might well represent a tiny fragment of the U.K. economy, but did that mean it should not have been protected, even at the cost of dither and delay and, even, perhaps, the freedom of other industries? Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2020 Those with intercollegiate athletic programs are in a dither figuring out what will happen to NCAA games, especially football, which is key to the identify of many universities and finances other sports at the largest schools. Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY, 5 July 2020 As Washington dithers and fights, Bexar County commissioners are taking swift action, creating a $5 million loan and grant program to help small businesses hurt by the coronavirus. Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 24 Mar. 2020 While the Trump administration dithers and argues with Congress and trips over its own feet, the Federal Reserve has moved decisively to counteract the economic impacts of the coronavirus. Jeff Spross, TheWeek, 12 Mar. 2020 In a city short on space and high on need for homeless services, there’s no more time to dither. Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, 24 Jan. 2020 As global warming becomes direr – and nations dither about decreasing emissions – could these controversial technological fixes known as geoengineering buy us time to move away from burning fossil fuels? USA Today, 24 Dec. 2019 Mr Johnson himself argued forcefully against any further dither or delay. The Economist, 3 Oct. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
variant of didder in same sense (with [dr̥] > [ðr̥] as in father entry 1, gather entry 1), going back to Middle English dideren "to tremble, shiver," of imitative origin
Noun
derivative of dither entry 1
First Known Use
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1819, in the meaning defined above
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