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Word: Dither
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 17th century (in the dialect sense ‘tremble, quiver’): variant of dialect didder; related to dodder
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɪðə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
be indecisive
Short Definition:be indecisive
Examples:- I can't bear people who dither
- he was dithering about the election date
Definition:
add white noise to (a digital recording) to reduce distortion of low-amplitude signals.
Short Definition:add white noise to digital recording
Word: Dither
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɪðə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
indecisive behaviour
Short Definition:indecisive behaviour
Examples:- after months of dither ministers had still not agreed
Definition:
a state of agitation
Short Definition:state of agitation
Examples:- all of a dither, he prophesied instant chaos
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