dithering
- present participle of dither.
Example Sentences
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After months of burying the accusations, and more than two years of dithering, the International Criminal Court at last fired its prosecutor, Karim Khan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"What needs to happen now is for the Labour Party to stop dithering and be the voice of workers," she added.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
After some dithering, I settled on my home state of New York.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
It would rather binge-watch thousands of hours of trashy TV shows than deal with the dithering crew of space hippies to which it’s been assigned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025
Oppie irritated Strauss by dithering over the offer for months without replying.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
