dither

[US]/ˈdɪðə(r)/
[UK]/ˈdɪðər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. rysten; misfarvning; højfrekvent puls
vi. tøve; være usikker.
Word Forms
Third Person Singulardithers
Past Tensedithered
Past Participledithered
Pluraldithers
Present Participledithering

Example Sentences

he was all of a dither .

han var helt oppe i det røde felt.

he was dithering about the election date.

han tøvede omkring datoen for valget.

throw sb. into a dither

få nogen til at være helt oppe i det røde felt

after months of dither ministers had still not agreed.

efter flere måneders tøven havde ministrene stadig ikke været enige.

all of a dither , he prophesied instant chaos.

helt oppe i det røde felt, forudså han øjeblikkelig kaos.

For God’s sake stop dithering and make up your mind!

Hold op med at tøve og beslut dig!

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