dither
noun
a trembling; vibration.
dithers
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present tense formof dither (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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But the feature dithers in development, which becomes something of a running joke here; the shot of a stone-faced Mr. McElwee watching a ridiculous promo reel is a moment of perfectly understated comedy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
But as Jacy dithers and stalls in the July heat, so does the story, even as it wends toward the feverish, improbable rush of its climax.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2023
And so even if Congress dithers after today, transparency is coming to platforms one way or another.
From The Verge ● May 5, 2022
The narrator dithers over how much she wants a leadership position in this unofficial hierarchy of casual dismissiveness, earnestness avoidance and radical obsolescence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2021
And the high brass went into a dither to end all dithers as tapes of the received material reached the Pentagon and were translated into intelligible speech and pictures.
From The Machine That Saved The World by Murray Leinster
