Thesaurus / dither
FEEDBACKHow to use dither in a sentence
The planks at his feet had started to dither again, and practice told him that the vessel must be moving.
THE HERO OF PANAMAF. S. BRERETONThe universe goes into a cosmic dither when we slide into a berth in Hampton Rhodus.
OPERATION EARTHWORMJOE ARCHIBALDImagine anyone trying to get the Old Man into a dither—and getting away with it.
THE BEST MADE PLANSEVERETT B. COLEAnd the more perfectly made the engine, the less will the amount of this "dither" be.
THE PRACTICE AND SCIENCE OF DRAWINGHAROLD SPEEDI went all o' a dither, while I hardly knew if I were standin' on my heels or my heead.
MORE TALES OF THE RIDINGSFREDERIC MOORMANThe voice broke and the colonel, who habitually roared forth his sentiments, began to dither.
WINDY MCPHERSON'S SONSHERWOOD ANDERSONWithout the stimulus of nature before him it was difficult to preserve the "dither" in the drawing, and the life has escaped.
THE PRACTICE AND SCIENCE OF DRAWINGHAROLD SPEEDThere must be enough play between the vital parts to allow of some movement; "dither" is, I believe, the Scotch word for it.
THE PRACTICE AND SCIENCE OF DRAWINGHAROLD SPEEDAbout seventy-five per cent of the golfers who follow the usual tuition are "all of a dither."
THE SOUL OF GOLFPERCY ADOLPHUS VAILEEvery new batch of fluff-balls drove him to a dither of vicarious maternity.
WILDERNESS OF SPRINGEDGAR PANGBORNWORDS RELATED TO DITHER
- agitate
- brandish
- bump
- chatter
- churn
- commove
- concuss
- convulse
- discompose
- disquiet
- disturb
- dither
- dodder
- flap
- flicker
- flit
- flitter
- flourish
- fluctuate
- flutter
- jar
- jerk
- jog
- joggle
- jolt
- jounce
- move
- oscillate
- palpitate
- perturb
- quail
- quake
- quaver
- rattle
- reel
- rock
- roil
- ruffle
- set in motion
- shimmer
- shimmy
- shiver
- shudder
- stagger
- stir up
- succuss
- sway
- swing
- totter
- tremor
- upset
- vibrate
- waggle
- water
- wave
- whip
- wobble
- agitation
- anarchism
- anarchy
- brawl
- bustle
- chaos
- clamor
- clutter
- complication
- confusedness
- confusion
- convulsion
- derangement
- disarrangement
- disarray
- discombobulation
- discord
- disorderedness
- disorderliness
- disorganization
- distemper
- disturbance
- dither
- entanglement
- fight
- flap
- fracas
- fuss
- hubbub
- hullabaloo
- imbroglio
- insurrection
- jumble
- lawlessness
- mayhem
- mess
- misrule
- mix up
- mob rule
- muddle
- muss
- quarrel
- rebellion
- reign of terror
- revolution
- riot
- rioting
- ruckus
- rumpus
- scramble
- static
- strike
- terrorism
- tizzy
- trouble
- tumble
- tumult
- turbulence
- turmoil
- unrest
- unruliness
- uproar
- ado
- affray
- agitation
- altercation
- babel
- bedlam
- brawl
- clamor
- commotion
- convulsion
- din
- disorder
- disturbance
- dither
- excitement
- ferment
- fight
- fracas
- fuss
- hassle
- jangle
- lather
- maelstrom
- noise
- outbreak
- outcry
- pandemonium
- paroxysm
- pother
- quarrel
- racket
- riot
- row
- ruction
- seething
- stir
- strife
- turbulence
- turmoil
- unrest
- unsettlement
- upheaval
- upturn
- wildness
- agitation
- ailment
- anxiety
- anxiousness
- bedlam
- bustle
- commotion
- confusion
- disorder
- disquiet
- disquietude
- distress
- disturbance
- dither
- ferment
- flap
- flurry
- free-for-all
- fuss
- hassle
- hectic
- hubbub
- lather
- mix up
- noise
- pandemonium
- pother
- restiveness
- restlessness
- riot
- row
- ruckus
- stir
- strife
- to-do
- topsy-turvy
- trouble
- tumult
- turbulence
- unrest
- uproar
- violence
- whirl
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