dither
Trembling, shaking, or shiveringTrembling, shaking, or shivering.
» We can't afford to dither any longer.
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5 senses(countable, intransitive, uncountable)Trembling, shaking, or shivering.
(countable, intransitive, uncountable)A state of nervous excitement.
an excited state of agitation
(countable, intransitive, uncountable)The state of being undecided; indecision; vacillation.
колебаниеkolebanije
Any algorithm applied to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:
(countable, intransitive, uncountable)A form of noise intentionally added to remove artifacts caused by digitization.
(countable, intransitive, uncountable)The use of dot patterns in an image or graphic to approximate colors not available in the system palette.
Examples
7 sentencesWe can't afford to dither any longer.
I'm all in a dither about the concert.
She tends to dither when faced with choices.
She wavers, she dithers: in one word, a woman.
Even while I was dithering it's like I was being backed further and further into a corner.
Translations
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Origin
Variant of didder, from Middle English dideren (“to tremble”). Compare Middle English bidiVariant of didder, from Middle English dideren (“to tremble”). Compare Middle English bididren, bididdren (“to seduce, deceive”), from Old English bedidrian, bedyderian (“to deceive, trick”).
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Forms
plural: dithersSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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