dither
Example Sentences
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It said residents and workers suffered while the council "dither around a deal already scoped out at conciliation service Acas".
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
And while Hamlet may dither in seeking revenge for his father’s murder, we don’t hope that the scheming Claudius gets away with it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
The housing ministry said it had been taking "tough and decisive action after years of dither and delay" which would speed up the "unacceptably slow" pace of work.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025
"In the past we haven't seen that. We've seen years of dither and delay, legal challenges."
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024
Now that “Honest Abe” Lincoln had won the presidency, the South was in a dither.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing dither
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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