Meaning & use

dither

verb·Academic

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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