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Dither

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Noun

1. dither, flap, fuss, pother, tizzy

an excited state of agitation

Example Sentences:
'he was in a dither'
'there was a terrible flap about the theft'

Verb

2. dither

act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain

3. dither, flap, pother

make a fuss; be agitated

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dither

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verb (intransitive)
1. mainly British
to be uncertain or indecisive
2. mainly US
to be in an agitated state
3. 
to tremble, as with cold
noun
4. mainly British
a state of indecision
5. 
a state of agitation

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Dither

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verb intransitive
1. 
to be nervously excited or confused
2. 
to be indecisive; vacillate, waver, etc.
noun
3. 
a nervously excited or confused condition

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Dither

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n.
A state of indecisive agitation.
intr.v. dith·ered, dith·er·ing, dith·ers
To be nervously irresolute in acting or doing.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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