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DITHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dither mean? 

DITHER (noun)
  The noun DITHER has 1 sense:

1. an excited state of agitationplay

  Familiarity information: DITHER used as a noun is very rare.


DITHER (verb)
  The verb DITHER has 2 senses:

1. act nervously; be undecided; be uncertainplay

2. make a fuss; be agitatedplay

  Familiarity information: DITHER used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DITHER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An excited state of agitation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

dither; flap; fuss; pother; tizzy

Context example:

there was a terrible flap about the theft

Hypernyms ("dither" is a kind of...):

agitation (a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance)

Derivation:

dither (make a fuss; be agitated)


DITHER (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they dither  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it dithers  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: dithered  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: dithered  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: dithering  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "dither" is one way to...):

fret (be agitated or irritated)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP


Sense 2

Meaning:

Make a fuss; be agitated

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

dither; flap; pother

Hypernyms (to "dither" is one way to...):

fret; fuss; niggle (worry unnecessarily or excessively)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

dither (an excited state of agitation)


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