- present tense form of dither (3rd person singular).
dithers
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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
But he just dithers or pouts or stares at her blankly while the bad guys close in.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 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
His eyes wink and sparkle in the huge white clump that dithers on his shoulders—a clump reddish on each side, where the ears were.
From Under Fire: the story of a squad by Fitzwater Wray
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