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  • present tense form of dither (3rd person singular).

dithers

NOUN
butterflies in the stomach
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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

He was genuinely fond of the woman, in spite of her mental dithers and schoolgirl mannerisms.

From Fifty Per Cent Prophet by Randall Garrett




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