Definitions
make a fuss; be agitated
Word origin
Variant of didder, from Middle English dideren (“to tremble”). Compare Middle English bididren, bididdren (“to seduce, deceive”), from Old English bedidrian, bedyderian (“to deceive, trick”).
Used in a sentence
“Presently he came running out of the scullery, with the soapy water dripping from him, dithering with cold.”
“Look at how pixelly this wall texture is. You almost don't even notice the dithering when driving by quick. Up close though, it's real chunky.”
“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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Be indecisive”6 letters
02“Act indecisively”6 letters
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