| NOUN | state | dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap | an excited state of agitation |
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| VERB | emotion | dither | act nervously |
| emotion | dither, flap, pother | make a fuss |
| Sounds | dih'dher | |
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| Rhymes | altogether ... zither: 43 rhymes with dher... | |
| Meaning | An excited state of agitation. | |
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| Example | "he was in a dither" | |
| Synonyms | pother, fuss, tizzy, flap | |
| Broader | agitation | A mental state of extreme / extreme emotional disturbance |
| Catalan | tramat | |
| Verbs | dither | make a fuss |
| Meaning | Act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Broader | fret | Be agitated or irritated |
| Spanish | titubear, vacilar | |
| Catalan | dubtar, vacil·lar | |
| Meaning | make a fuss; be agitated. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | flap, pother | |
| Broader | fuss, niggle, fret | Worry unnecessarily or excessively |
| Spanish | agitar, inquietarse, vacilar | |
| Catalan | agitar, inquietar-se, vacil·lar | |
| Nouns | dither | an excited state of agitation |
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