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dither
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[ˈdɪðə], (Verb)
Definitions:
- be indecisive
(e.g: I can't bear people who dither)
- add white noise to (a digital recording) to reduce distortion of low-amplitude signals
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 17th century (in the dialect sense ‘tremble, quiver’): variant of dialect didder; related to dodder
[ˈdɪðə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- indecisive behaviour
(e.g: after months of dither ministers had still not agreed)
- a state of agitation
(e.g: all of a dither, he prophesied instant chaos)
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 17th century (in the dialect sense ‘tremble, quiver’): variant of dialect didder; related to dodder
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