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Meaning of "dithery" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DITHERY

dithery  [ˈdɪðərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DITHERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dithery is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DITHERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dithery in the English dictionary

The definition of dithery in the dictionary is tending to dither.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DITHERY


anniversary
ˌænɪˈvɜːsərɪ
battery
ˈbætərɪ
blackberry
ˈblækbərɪ
category
ˈkætɪɡərɪ
celery
ˈsɛlərɪ
century
ˈsɛntʃərɪ
contemporary
kənˈtɛmprərɪ
delivery
dɪˈlɪvərɪ
diary
ˈdaɪərɪ
dictionary
ˈdɪkʃənərɪ
directory
dɪˈrɛktərɪ
feathery
ˈfɛðərɪ
heathery
ˈhɛðərɪ
lathery
ˈlɑːðərɪ
leathery
ˈlɛðərɪ
mothery
ˈmʌðərɪ
pothery
ˈpɒðərɪ
scouthery
ˈskaʊðərɪ
slithery
ˈslɪðərɪ
smothery
ˈsmʌðərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DITHERY

dithecal
ditheism
ditheist
ditheistic
ditheistical
dithelete
ditheletic
ditheletism
dithelism
dithelitism
dither
ditherer
dithiocarbamate
dithiol
dithionate
dithionite
dithionous acid
dithyramb
dithyrambic
dithyrambist

WORDS THAT END LIKE DITHERY

archery
bleachery
butchery
debauchery
fishery
frothery
goldsmithery
haberdashery
hatchery
hery
lechery
locksmithery
noshery
periphery
smithery
stitchery
treachery
washery
witchery
wordsmithery

Synonyms and antonyms of dithery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DITHERY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dithery» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dithery

Translation of «dithery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DITHERY

Find out the translation of dithery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dithery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dithery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

dithery
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dithery
570 millions of speakers

English

dithery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dithery
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

dithery
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

dithery
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dithery
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dithery
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dithery
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dithery
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dithery
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

dithery
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

dithery
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dithery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dithery
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dithery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डेल्रिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dithery
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dithery
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dithery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

dithery
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dithery
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dithery
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dithery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dithery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dithery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dithery

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DITHERY»

The term «dithery» is used very little and occupies the 180.238 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DITHERY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dithery

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DITHERY»

Discover the use of dithery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dithery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Emotional Intelligence: Journey to the Centre of Yourself
If the You is dithery, could it also mean that it won't be impulsive? If that's the case , why 36 Emotional Intelligence. Strengths Weaknesses Kind Obstinate Loyal Dithery Funny Pedantic Intelligent Habits Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities ...
Jane Wharam, 2009
2
The Virgin and the Vengeful Groom (Mills & Boon Desire) (The ...
This was the firsttime she had actually beenconfronted bya pair of deepset, intensely blue,unblinking eyes. Howthe dickens could aman makeher feelthreatened and dithery at the same time? by experts.The She'd been threatened crank caller ...
Dixie Browning, 2014
3
Giddy Old School: The Diary of a Swot 1948-1951
I was quite dithery today; first thing I walked into room 10 (Big Bertha's) instead of room 11. Says Bertha “Well, Eilidh?” Me: “Oh sorry — I — er — it was — somebody else — “ She: “Wrong room?” I fled blushing. At Chemistry we were doing a ...
Eilidh Nisbet, 2011
4
Muriel Robbins' Fact Book
I hadn't even made it to my front porch before Mrs. G came spilling out her door with her hair all crazy and a dithery look on her face. “Oh Lordy Doodles! Muriel — you are not going to believe what's happening. There's been a crime wave right ...
Jana Rains, 2012
5
T.E. Lawrence: Biography of a Broken Hero
One sip, and I go all dithery" (Williamson, 63): indicating that he has gone dithery. 11. The Mint, 19; Dec. 25, 1923 letter (Texas). Of course, Mrs. Russell knew nothing about Lawrence's abstemiousness and he was being polite: "the cigarettes ...
Harold Orlans, 2002
6
THE TANIWHA The Quest: Book II
Amelia sighed at her dithery friend. “For heaven's sake, Eva, pull yourself together woman! I'm depending on you and Maggie, and I can't back out now.” Her exasperation was showing and Eva took a step back. “I'll try to keep order while ...
Ellie Walker
7
The Koala of Death: A Gunn Zoo Mystery
She looked all dithery.” “How'd he look?” “Not so dithery.” Being rejected could have explained the wrath in the Tasmanian Devil. Rejection was something few people took well, except maybe poets, who used it as fodder for their work.
Betty Webb, 2011
8
Liberty and Opportunity
Why should a bunch of dithery old men play with boys' lives? If the British are like this, they are as bad as the Germans.' She jerked her head back then realised her emotional outburst wouldn't help and burst into tears. 'I'm sorry,' she blurted ...
Ross Richdale, 2013
9
Play 50 Irish Ballads
... The gaugers all from Donegal, From Sligo and Leitrim, too, Oh, we'll give them the slip and we'll take a sip Of the real old Mountain Dew, CHORUS: Hi the dithery al the dal, Dal the dal the dithery al, Al the dal dal dithery al dee, Hi the dithery ...
Music Sales Corporation, Ossian Publications Staff, 1997
10
The Mountain of Adventure
'Look - my finger's tickling her - she's going all dithery!' 'Slithery dithery,' said Kiki, at once. She had a real talent for putting together words of the same sound. ' Dithery slithery, slithery dithery . . .' 'All right, all right,' said Philip. 'We don't want to  ...
Enid Blyton, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DITHERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dithery is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Karlovy Vary Review: Dietrich Brϋggemann's Rambunctious Neo …
... and the dithery media resolutely plunging its head in the sand about the whole issue). To operate as a satire on neo-Nazism, shouldn't "Heil" ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
2
Review: 'Legacy,' an Uneasy Comedy of Morals at Williamstown …
Here she has the unenviable assignment of being the designated force of good. Yet she transforms the dithery, kind-souled Suzanne into the ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
BWW Interviews: Paul O'Grady, Bradley Walsh and Dick and Dom …
Well, normally with the Fairy Godmother, they are all quite old and 'dithery'. My character's not. He's a wicked fairy who has reformed so there's ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
4
FESTIVAL OF CHICHESTER: The Chichester Players tackle Joseph …
He goes off with his friend who is a clergyman – a dithery, pleasant, country clergyman. “I am playing Betty the barmaid. I am lusty! I have also ... «Chichester Observer, Jun 15»
5
Special status: parties to mount pressure
The State was in an un-envious position now, with the BJP-led Union government remaining dithery on the just demand of the State, even as its ... «The Hindu, May 15»
6
Ann Barr, writer and editor, 1929-2015
“A very improbable person to be working on a glossy magazine: eccentric, dithery, fiercely intelligent, untidy.” It was to Barr he owed his first ... «Financial Times, May 15»
7
Review: 'Zorba!' Starring John Turturro
Zorba immediately begins a liaison with his landlady, Hortense (a wonderfully dithery and touching Zoë Wanamaker), a fading French cocotte. «New York Times, May 15»
8
West End Wednesdays Returns! Get Your Half-Price Theatre Tickets
If all the choice leaves you feeling a bit dithery, then the lovely, knowledgable staff at the booth will be more than happy to help. Only want to ... «Londonist, May 15»
9
Man blasts Reading Borough Council's 'unfair' bus lane fines
“I'd hope that at my age I wasn't falling into the 'dithery old man' phase early but according to Reading Council, I clearly must be.” He added: ... «Reading Chronicle, Apr 15»
10
REVIEW: William Shakespeare's King John
There is nothing dithery about his King, he just keeps making poor decisions. The key player here is the common man Faulconbridge, the ... «Express.co.uk, Apr 15»

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