의미:
dither
dith·er vi. (걱정·흥분으로) 벌벌 떨다; 안절부절못하다, 당황하다 《about》
━ n. [a dither; 《영》 the dithers] 《구어》 떨림, 당황(한 상태)
all of a dither 당황하여, 어찌할 바를 몰라
in a dither 당황하여, 안절부절 못하여
dither·er n. díth·er·y a.
dither 관용구
in a dither
in a dither
Also, all of a dither; in a flutter or tizzy. In a state of tremulous agitation, as in Planning the wedding put her in a dither, or He tried to pull himself together, but he was all of a dither, or She showed up in such a flutter that our meeting was useless. The noun dither dates from the early 1800s and goes back to the Middle English verb didderen, “to tremble”; in a flutter dates from the mid-1700s; in a tizzy dates from about 1930 and is of uncertain origin.
An dither idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with dither, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
유사한 단어 사전, 다른 단어, 동의어, 숙어 관용구 dither