HITHER AND THITHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hither and thither mean? 

• HITHER AND THITHER (adverb)
  The adverb HITHER AND THITHER has 1 sense:

1. from one place or situation to another

  Familiarity information: HITHER AND THITHER used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HITHER AND THITHER (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

From one place or situation to another

Synonyms:

from pillar to post; hither and thither

Context example:

we were driven from pillar to post

 Context examples 

I turned hither and thither among the trees.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

At such moments he even closed his eyes and allowed his body to be hurled hither and thither, willy-nilly, careless of any hurt that might thereby come to it.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

In front stood the bow-men, ten deep, with a fringe of under-officers, who paced hither and thither marshalling the ranks with curt precept or short rebuke.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Abbot, too, was sewing in another room, and Bessie, as she moved hither and thither, putting away toys and arranging drawers, addressed to me every now and then a word of unwonted kindness.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

A buzz of delight burst from the archers, as they broke their ranks and ran hither and thither, whooping and cheering like boys who have news of a holiday.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Uncertain who were their attackers, and unable to tell their English enemies from their newly-arrived Breton allies, the Spanish knights rode wildly hither and thither in aimless fury.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Alleyne, at his lord's right hand, found himself swept hither and thither in the desperate struggle, exchanging savage thrusts one instant with a Spanish cavalier, and the next torn away by the whirl of men and dashed up against some new antagonist.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Sir Nigel's shield was broken, his crest shorn, his armor cut and smashed, and the vizor torn from his helmet; yet he sprang hither and thither with light foot and ready hand, engaging two Bretons and a Spaniard at the same instant—thrusting, stooping, dashing in, springing out—while Alleyne still fought by his side, stemming with a handful of men the fierce tide which surged up against them.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

At the royal tent a crowd of gorgeously dressed servants ran hither and thither in helpless panic for the guard of soldiers who were stationed there had already ridden off in the direction of the alarm.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

So many small parties of French and Spanish horse were sweeping hither and thither that the small band attracted little notice, and making its way at a gentle trot across the plain, they came as far as the camp without challenge or hindrance.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)