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dither
UK /ˈdɪðə/ US /ˈdɪðɚ/
verb 5noun 5
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, foreign, longer
VERB + DITHER
afford, can't, tends
DITHER + NOUN
concert
PREP.
about, in, in, with
Definitions
verb
1
To tremble, shake, or shiver.
Presently he came running out of the scullery, with the soapy water dripping from him, dithering with cold.
2
To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
2012, The Economist, Sept. 22nd issue, "Indian Reform: At Last" The dithering Mr Singh of recent times may worry that his reform proposals are already too bold. The reforming Mr Singh of yore would see them as just the start.
3
To do something nervously.
4
To apply an algorithm to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:
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.
5
To apply an algorithm to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:
noun
1
Trembling, shaking, or shivering.
2
A state of nervous excitement.
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.
3
The state of being undecided; indecision; vacillation.
4
Any algorithm applied to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:
5
Any algorithm applied to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:
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Idioms & Phrases
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Presently he came running out of the scullery, with the soapy water dripping from him, dithering with cold.
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2012, The Economist, Sept. 22nd issue, "Indian Reform: At Last" The dithering Mr Singh of recent times may worry that his reform proposals are already too bold. The reforming Mr Singh of yore would se
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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.
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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.
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I'm all in a dither about the concert.
Tatoeba · #2591406
She tends to dither when faced with choices.
Tatoeba · #12602530Usage Notes
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