dither

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

Translation

n. trillen; verkleuring; hoge frequentie pulsatie
vi. aarzelen; wankelen.
Word Forms
Third Person Singulardithers
Past Tensedithered
Past Participledithered
Pluraldithers
Present Participledithering

Example Sentences

he was all of a dither .

hij was helemaal in paniek.

he was dithering about the election date.

hij was aan het twijfelen over de datum van de verkiezingen.

throw sb. into a dither

iemand in paniek brengen

after months of dither ministers had still not agreed.

na maanden van aarzelen hadden de ministers nog steeds geen overeenstemming bereikt.

all of a dither , he prophesied instant chaos.

volledig in paniek, voorspelde hij onmiddellijke chaos.

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

Stop alsjeblieft met aarzelen en beslis je!

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