- present participle of dither.
dithering
Example Sentences
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After months of burying the accusations, and more than two years of dithering, the International Criminal Court at last fired its prosecutor, Karim Khan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"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
Also speaking on The Sunday Show, Swinney called on the UK government to "stop dithering" and "get on with taking some decision" about reducing energy costs.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
After some dithering, I settled on my home state of New York.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
For Teller, however, it replicated the unfocused dithering he had been grousing about.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
