dither
noun
a trembling; vibration.
dithery
-
a word derived from
dither.
Example Sentences
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Russell began her career as a teenage dancer in “The Mickey Mouse Club” and then starred in “Felicity” as a capricious college student and the patron saint of dithery girls everywhere.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
When Goodman left Strictly, he told ITV show Lorraine: "I did it for 12 years, and I wasn't getting too dithery, but there comes a time when... I just couldn't keep going back and forwards."
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2022
A New York Times theater critic reviewing "The Beginning of August" in 2000 sensed this too, writing of Steenburgen's performance, "that dithery naivete is still there, but it seems somehow to have grown fangs."
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2018
Edith, of the dithery manner, cheerfully high-pitched voice and family loyalty, charmed viewers but was viewed by Stapleton as “submissive” and, she hoped, removed from reality.
From Time ● Jun. 1, 2013
The dramaturgy is confused, like a dithery navigator with an antiquated map.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 2, 2011
