v. & n.
--v.intr.
1. hesitate; be indecisive.
2 dial. tremble; quiver.
--n. colloq.
1. a state of agitation or apprehension.
2 a state of hesitation; indecisiveness.
Phrases and idioms:
all of a dither colloq. in a state of extreme agitation or vacillation.
Derivatives:
ditherer n. dithery adj.
Etymology: var. of didder, DODDER(1)