Swither

Quick meaning: Swither is a verb meaning (Scotland, Northern England) To be indecisive or in a state of confusion; to dither.

Meaning

(Scotland, Northern England) To be indecisive or in a state of confusion; to dither.

More Meanings

1. To move or swing about.
2. (dialectal) To burn, scorch, singe.
3. (dialectal) To burn slowly, melt (as a candle), sweal
4. (dialectal, figurative) To smart, ache; tingle
5. (dialectal) A great heat; a scorching, singeing
6. (dialectal) Sweating.
7. (chiefly Scotland, Northern England) A state of indecision or confusion; a panicked state; a flap, fluster, or dither.

Example Sentences

Bradly came bristling to the lagoon the following afternoon, in a swither of alarm and expectation.

He was filling his pipe, staring at his picture, not her, and this tacit dismissal allowed her to sidle over to the bank higher up, and there swither her legs about in the water before coming out of it.

Word Forms

• swithers
• swithering
• swithered
• swidder

Synonyms for swither

Depending on context, synonyms include fret, lather, stew, sweat.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fret, sweat, lather, stew, sweal, swinge.

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