dither
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Elias has decided to stay put even as prices dither.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
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
Providing this road map of his intentions puts Smith on firm footing to challenge the judge if she continues to dither.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
She had worked herself up into a real dither.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
But the feature dithers in development, which becomes something of a running joke here; the shot of a stone-faced Mr. McElwee watching a ridiculous promo reel is a moment of perfectly understated comedy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The narrator dithers over how much she wants a leadership position in this unofficial hierarchy of casual dismissiveness, earnestness avoidance and radical obsolescence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2021
He dithers and plays online chess all day.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2021
But as the company dithers, its users are organizing.
From The Verge ● Aug. 16, 2018
He was genuinely fond of the woman, in spite of her mental dithers and schoolgirl mannerisms.
From Fifty Per Cent Prophet by Randall Garrett
Kinsky had earlier rushed out to stop Adam Armstrong reaching a long ball after Kevin Danso dithered and allowed the striker to sprint ahead.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
The air force had flagged the need for new advanced fighter aircraft 25 years ago, but successive governments dithered on the purchase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
Colfax was a front-runner to succeed Greeley at the helm of the Tribune but faced resistance from his wife and hesitated to seek the job, which went to distinguished correspondent Whitelaw Reid while Colfax dithered.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2022
While local officials dithered over its fate, its whereabouts remained a mystery, and many want to keep it that way.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2022
I dithered outside the barbershop next to the portrait studio, trying to unstick my feet and go back.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
On Wednesday, Sir Keir defended his government's record on military spending after Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch accused him of "dithering".
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 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
Gaye is a dithering stage mother, and the younger cast members, looking to Charlie for guidance, have a reluctant mentor on their hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
“A Princess’s reception? A Royal Command?” she shrieked, dithering.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
Vocabulary lists containing dither
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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