Synonyms for dithering

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : dihth -er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪð ər

Top 10 synonyms for dithering

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Définition 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

Antonyms for dithering

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