Antonyms for dithering


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : dihth -er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪð ər


Definition of dithering

Origin :
  • 1640s, "to quake, tremble," phonetic variant of Middle English didderen (late 14c.), of uncertain origin. The sense of "vacillate, be anxious" is from 1819. Related: Dithered; dithering.
  • As in undecided : adj not sure, not definite
  • As in quiver : verb shake, vibrate
  • As in shake : verb quiver, tremble
  • As in shiver : verb shake, tremble
  • As in shudder : verb shake, quiver
  • As in stagger : verb walk falteringly
  • As in vacillate : verb go back and forth
  • As in waver : verb shift back and forth; be indecisive
  • As in halt : verb hesitate, stutter
  • As in hesitate : verb wait; be uncertain
Example sentences :
  • "I'm all dithering," panted Hattie, as Winnie pushed her forward to try first.
  • Extract from : « For the Sake of the School » by Angela Brazil
  • And the white-livered accomplice is dithering with funk in there.
  • Extract from : « Ambrotox and Limping Dick » by Oliver Fleming
  • A man will no' keep on dithering for what he kens he canna' get.
  • Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
  • His voice caught in a tight knot of strangulation; he was dithering and palsied.
  • Extract from : « Just Around the Corner » by Fannie Hurst
  • Presently he came running out of the scullery, with the soapy water dripping from him, dithering with cold.
  • Extract from : « Sons and Lovers » by David Herbert Lawrence
  • But it is a fact that, under certain circumstances, Thomas in bulk can be worked up into dithering, rippling hysteria.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition » by Rudyard Kipling
  • He nodded to his dithering worship, and marched back slowly and calmly to his dinner.
  • Extract from : « The Yeoman Adventurer » by George W. Gough
  • Another fellow walking in his sleep and killing criss-cross Huns in his dithering dreams.
  • Extract from : « Air Men o' War » by Boyd Cable
  • Tom stood watching the ambulance whisk Murell off, dithering in indecision.
  • Extract from : « Four-Day Planet » by Henry Beam Piper

Synonyms for dithering

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