Meaning & use
dither
To hesitate indecisively, unable to make a decision about something relatively small.
See it in a sentence
He dithered over the menu for so long that the waiter came back twice.
Stop dithering and just choose one of the two apartments before someone else takes it.
A note on using this word
Dither has a light, often impatient tone, suggesting the decision itself is not especially important.
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