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DITHER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An excited state of agitation

Example:

there was a terrible flap about the theft

Synonyms:

dither; flap; fuss; pother; tizzy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("dither" is a kind of...):

agitation (a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance)

Derivation:

dither (make a fuss; be agitated)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a fuss; be agitated

Synonyms:

dither; flap; pother

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "dither" is one way to...):

fret; fuss; niggle (worry unnecessarily or excessively)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

dither (an excited state of agitation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "dither" is one way to...):

fret (be agitated or irritated)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

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