Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to dither
Participle: dithered
Gerund: dithering
Indicative
Present
| I | dither |
| you | dither |
| he;she;it | dithers |
| we | dither |
| you | dither |
| they | dither |
Perfect
| I | have dithered |
| you | have dithered |
| he;she;it | has dithered |
| we | have dithered |
| you | have dithered |
| they | have dithered |
Past
| I | dithered |
| you | dithered |
| he;she;it | dithered |
| we | dithered |
| you | dithered |
| they | dithered |
Pluperfect
| I | had dithered |
| you | had dithered |
| he;she;it | had dithered |
| we | had dithered |
| you | had dithered |
| they | had dithered |
Future
| I | will dither |
| you | will dither |
| he;she;it | will dither |
| we | will dither |
| you | will dither |
| they | will dither |
Future Perfect
| I | will have dithered |
| you | will have dithered |
| he;she;it | will have dithered |
| we | will have dithered |
| you | will have dithered |
| they | will have dithered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | dither |
| you | dither |
| he;she;it | dither |
| we | dither |
| you | dither |
| they | dither |
Perfect
| I | have dithered |
| you | have dithered |
| he;she;it | have dithered |
| we | have dithered |
| you | have dithered |
| they | have dithered |
Imperfect
| I | dithered |
| you | dithered |
| he;she;it | dithered |
| we | dithered |
| you | dithered |
| they | dithered |
Pluperfect
| I | had dithered |
| you | had dithered |
| he;she;it | had dithered |
| we | had dithered |
| you | had dithered |
| they | had dithered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would dither |
| you | would dither |
| he;she;it | would dither |
| we | would dither |
| you | would dither |
| they | would dither |
Perfect
| I | would have dithered |
| you | would have dithered |
| he;she;it | would have dithered |
| we | would have dithered |
| you | would have dithered |
| they | would have dithered |
Imperative
| you | dither |
| we | Let's dither |
| you | dither |
Verbs conjugated like 'dither'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'dither'
mither,
nither,
wither,
zither,
bitter,
blither,
bother,
cipher,
deter,
diaper,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- To be uncertain or unable to make a decision about doing something.
- hesitate
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Variant of didder, from Middle English dideren (“to tremble”). Compare Middle English bididren, bididdren (“to seduce, deceive”), from Old English bedidrian, bedyderian (“to deceive, trick”).
2. Alternatively, perhaps with expressive voicing from *titeren, from Proto-Germanic *titrōną. If so, then a doublet of teeter and cognate with Old High German zittarōn (German zittern) and Old Norse titra (Faroese titra, Icelandic titra). Alternatively an unrelated reduplicative onomatopoeia. See: Proto-Germanic '
*titrōną', German, old spelling '
zittern', Faroese '
titra', Icelandic '
titra'.
Verbs referencing "dither"
Finnish with old forms
ditheröidä.
Sample Sentences
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Presently he came running out of the scullery, with the soapy water dripping from him, dithering with cold. [1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 8”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:]
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2012, The Economist, Sept. 22nd issue, "Indian Reform: At Last"
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The dithering Mr Singh of recent times may worry that his reform proposals are already too bold. The reforming Mr Singh of yore would see them as just the start.
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Look at how pixelly this wall texture is. You almost don't even notice the dithering when driving by quick. Up close though, it's real chunky. [2023, Preston "Pretzel", 4:34 from the start, in Familiar and Unfamiliar Areas in Lego Island:]