dithering
Example Sentences
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"The reason that he's dithering is because he doesn't know where the money is coming from," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
"What needs to happen now is for the Labour Party to stop dithering and be the voice of workers," she added.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
“Fashion is art,” declared the Met’s director, Max Hollein, at the show’s press preview last week, as if to say, Let’s stop dithering on the subject.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
After some dithering, I settled on my home state of New York.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
I’ve seen it many times, her dithering, fumble-footed efforts to appease him.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
