- in a dither
- in a ditherconfused; nervous; bothered. •
Mary is sort of in a dither lately.
•Don't get yourself in a dither.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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Dither (album) — Dither Studio album by moe. Released February 6 , 2001 … Wikipedia
Dither (disambiguation) — Dither is a process used in digital signal processing. Dither may also refer to: Floyd–Steinberg dithering, a dithering algorithm Dither fish, a term used by aquarists for certain types of fish Dither (album), an album by the rock group moe. This … Wikipedia
dither — 1640s, to quake, tremble, phonetic variant of M.E. didderen (late 14c.), of uncertain origin. The sense of vacillate, be anxious is from 1819. Related: Dithered; dithering … Etymology dictionary
dither — vb *shake, tremble, quake, quiver, shiver, quaver, wobble, teeter, shimmy, shudder, totter … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dither — ► VERB ▪ be indecisive. ► NOUN informal 1) indecisive behaviour. 2) a state of agitation. DERIVATIVES ditherer noun dithery adjective. ORIGIN variant of dialect didder; related to … English terms dictionary
dither — [dith′ər] vi. [ME dideren, prob. akin to daderen, DODDER1] 1. to be nervously excited or confused 2. to be indecisive; vacillate, waver, etc. n. a nervously excited or confused condition dithering adj. dithery … English World dictionary
Dither — For other uses, see Dither (disambiguation). Provincial definition of to dither from The Rural Economy of Yorkshire: Comprizing the Management of Landed Estates, and the Present Practice of Husbandry in the Agricultural Districts of that County,… … Wikipedia
Dither (moe. album) — Infobox Album | Name = Dither Type = Studio album Artist = moe. Released = February 6 , 2001 Recorded = 1999 2000 Genre = Rock Length = 1:12:58 Label = Fatboy Records Producer = moe. Jon Siket Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|2.5|5… … Wikipedia
Dither fish — The term dither fish refers to an arbitrary group of aquarium fish used by cichlid keeping aquarists to reduce innate timidity in some species of cichlids (Barlow, 1967). Dither fish swim around the top of a tank and this behavior lets shier fish … Wikipedia
dither — I UK [ˈdɪðə(r)] / US [ˈdɪðər] verb [intransitive] Word forms dither : present tense I/you/we/they dither he/she/it dithers present participle dithering past tense dithered past participle dithered showing disapproval to be unable to make a… … English dictionary
dither — [“dida* ] n. a state of confusion. (See also in a dither.) □ A dither like that is hard to break out of. Maybe a good night’s sleep would help. □ I’m too far gone with this dither to sleep … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
