dither
noun
a trembling; vibration.
was dithering
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past progressiveof dither.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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While the UK was "dithering", the US, Greece and France have all sent ships to Cyprus, she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
The inquiry heard senior consultant Dr Stephen Brearey was "dithering" about reporting concerns about Letby because he was "influenced" by Ms Powell, who had said she could not have done anything wrong.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2024
When the home office was dithering about something, he would sigh and say, “What a business.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2018
Dear Fool: In the mid 1980s, I had about $10,000 to invest, and I was dithering between two companies.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2017
Coombes’s face was ghastly for an instant, then froze into corpselike immobility: Ernst Mallin was dithering in incredulous anger; beside him Ben Rainsford was grinning in just as incredulous delight.
From Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper
