|  dither 
 
 an excited state of agitation
 - he was in a dither
 - there was a terrible flap about the theft
 • Syn:
 pother, fuss, tizzy, flap
 • Derivationally related forms:
 flap (for: flap), fuss (for: fuss), pother (for: pother)
 • Hypernyms:
 agitation
 
 1. act nervously;
 be undecided;
 be uncertain
 • Hypernyms:
 fret
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s
 - Somebody ----s PP
 2. make a fuss;
 be agitated
 • Syn:
 flap, pother
 • Derivationally related forms:
 pother (for: pother), flap (for: flap)
 • Hypernyms:
 fuss, niggle, fret
 • Verb Frames:
 - Somebody ----s
 - Somebody ----s PP
 
 
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