Definition of dither Dither

/dɪˈðɚ/ - [dither] - dith•er

We found 10 definitions of dither from 3 different sources.

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What does dither mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: dithers

dither - an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
  pother, fuss, tizzy, flap
  agitation the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously)

Verb

dithers, dithering, dithered  

dither - make a fuss; be agitated
  flap, pother
  fuss, niggle, fret worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
dither - act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain
  fret wear away or erode
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • dither (Noun)
    The state of being undecided.
  • dither (Noun)
    A form of noise which is intentionally applied to randomize errors which occur in the processing of both digital audio and digital video data.
  • dither (Verb)
    To tremble, shake, or shiver with cold.
  • dither (Verb)
    To be uncertain or unable to make a decision about doing something.
  • dither (Verb)
    To do something nervously.
  • dither (Verb)
    To render an approximation of an image, etc. by using dot patterns in similar colours to those that are unavailable on the system.

Part of speech

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  • dither, verb, present, 1st person singular of dither (infinitive).
  • dither, verb (infinitive).
  • dither, noun, singular of dithers.

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

dither in sign language
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