SWITHER

Meaning of SWITHER in English

/swidh"euhr/ , n. Brit. Dial.

a state of confusion, excitement, or perplexity.

[ 1495-1505; orig. uncert.; cf. OE geswithrian to retire, dwindle, fail ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SWITHER — intransitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1501 doubt , waver , ~ noun, dialect chiefly British
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SWITHER — I. ˈswithə(r) intransitive verb Etymology: origin unknown dialect chiefly Britain : doubt , waver , hesitate II. noun 1. dialect …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWITHER — intransitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1501 dialect chiefly British : doubt , waver • swither noun , dialect chiefly …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWITHER — [ 'swɪδə ] Scottish ■ verb be indecisive. ■ noun a state of indecision. Origin C16: of unknown origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SWITHER — [swith.er] vi [origin unknown] (1501) dial chiefly Brit: doubt, waver -- swither n, dial chiefly Brit
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SWITHER — v. & n. Sc. --v.intr. hesitate; be uncertain. --n. doubt or uncertainty. [16th c.: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWITHER — v. & n. Sc. v.intr. hesitate; be uncertain. n. doubt or uncertainty. [ 16th c.: orig. unkn. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWITHER — v. & n. Sc. --v.intr. hesitate; be uncertain. --n. doubt or uncertainty. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.
Oxford English vocab
SWITHER — n. Function: verb Synonyms: RUSH 1, bolt, charge, chase, dash, fling, lash, race, shoot, tear
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SWITHER — verb Synonyms: rush 1, bolt, charge, chase, dash, fling, lash, race, shoot, tear
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SWITHER — Hesitate
Scottish Slang English vocabulary
SWITHER — n. Pronunciation: ' swi- th ə r Function: intransitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1501 dialect chiefly British : DOUBT …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
VACILLATE — v. Function: verb Synonyms: HESITATE , dither, falter, halt, shilly-shally, stagger, waver, whiffle, wiggle-waggle Related Words: swag, sway, ||swither; alternate, …
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SNIT — n. Function: noun a state of agitation or excited irritation especially over a trivial matter FF1C; was in a snit …
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RUSH — n. Function: verb 1 to move or cause to move quickly, impetuously, and often heedlessly FF1C; rushed around madly trying …
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RUSH — I. verb 1. to move or cause to move quickly, impetuously, and often heedlessly rushed around madly trying to get …
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VACILLATE — verb Synonyms: hesitate , dither, falter, halt, shilly-shally, stagger, waver, whiffle, wiggle-waggle Related Word: swag, sway, ||swither; alternate, seesaw, teeter, …
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SNIT — noun a state of agitation or excited irritation especially over a trivial matter was in a snit because the bus …
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WOBBLE — n. 25B6; verb the table wobbled : ROCK, teeter, jiggle, sway, see-saw, shake. he wobbled across to the door : …
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SHILLY-SHALLY — 25B6; verb DITHER, be indecisive, be irresolute, vacillate, waver, hesitate, blow hot and cold, falter, drag one's feet; Brit. haver, …
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HUM AND HAW — (Brit.) HESITATE, dither, vacillate, be indecisive, equivocate, prevaricate, waver, blow hot and cold; Brit. haver; Scottish swither; informal shilly-shally. 2192; …
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HUM — n. 25B6; verb the engine was humming : PURR, drone, murmur, buzz, thrum, whirr, throb, vibrate; poetic/literary bombinate. she hummed …
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HOT — adj. 25B6; adjective hot food : HEATED, piping (hot), sizzling, steaming, roasting, boiling (hot), searing, scorching, scalding, red-hot. a hot …
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BLOW HOT AND COLD — VACILLATE, dither, shilly-shally, waver, be indecisive, change one's mind, be undecided, be uncertain, be unsure; Brit. haver, hum and haw; …
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SHILLY — shally v. hem and haw, dilly-dally, teeter-totter, see-saw, yo-yo, vacillate, waver, alternate, fluctuate, dither, falter, tergiversate, Brit haver, hum and …
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