Meaning

(literally) To tremble, shake, or shiver..

Definitions by Sense

1. (literally) To tremble, shake, or shiver.
2. (figurative) To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
3. To do something nervously.
4. (electronics, technology, signal processing) To apply an algorithm to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:
5. Trembling, shaking, or shivering.
6. A state of nervous excitement.
7. The state of being undecided; indecision; vacillation.
8. (electronics, technology, signal processing) Any algorithm applied to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:

Example Sentences

Presently he came running out of the scullery, with the soapy water dripping from him, dithering with cold.

2012, The Economist, Sept. 22nd issue, "Indian Reform: At Last" The dithering Mr Singh of recent times may worry that his reform proposals are already too bold. The reforming Mr Singh of yore would see them as just the start.

Everyone was in a dither; either in it or about to get in it or just climbing out of it. Naturally, the Madam was not in a dither. Dither was a foreign concept to her.

Word Forms

• dithers
• dithering
• dithered

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Use dither when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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