dither

Elias has decided to stay put even as prices dither.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 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 Royal College of Nursing has called for a "significant pay rise" and accused UK ministers of "dither and delay".

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2025

“Dither, dither, dither,” said one insider involved in the discussions.

From BBC ● Nov. 16, 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

And so even if Congress dithers after today, transparency is coming to platforms one way or another.

From The Verge ● May 5, 2022

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

“Borders are closed, aircraft grounded and ships anchored as W.H.O. mutely dithers over whether or not to declare an emergency.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2020

European officers in white drill and sun-helmets superintend the loading of their vessels, longing to be finished and away from a spot where everything vibrates and dithers in the white glare.

From Burma Peeps at Many Lands by Kelly, R. Talbot (Robert Talbot)

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

Beirut dithered away all of 2025 while U.S. envoy Tom Barrack pleaded with it to disarm Hezbollah.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

While Washington dithered, he appeared to place risky bets that incinerated his fortune, jeopardized billions of dollars in Silicon Valley capital and upended an entire ecosystem of cryptocurrency start-ups.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2022

It’s less dramatic perhaps, but also more unstoppable because we’ve dithered for so long.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2022

Eric, having dithered about joining, had finally committed himself, and now wore a badge proudly.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

"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

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

It would rather binge-watch thousands of hours of trashy TV shows than deal with the dithering crew of space hippies to which it’s been assigned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2025

JAMES: Slythering Slytherin, stop with your dithering, time to get onto the train.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling