dithering
present participle ofdither
| 单词 | dithering |
| 释义 | dithering present participle ofdither dither verb[I] disapprovinguk/ˈdɪð.ər/us/ˈdɪð.ɚ/to beunableto make adecisionabout doing something: Stop dithering andchoosewhich one youwant! She's still ditheringoverwhether toacceptthejobshe's just beenoffered. Hesitating
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Doubt & ambivalence Examplesofditheringdithering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. There are hints that the author appreciates this fact, but in referring to a masking effect he is misrepresenting the basis of theditheringprinciple. From theCambridge English Corpus Nader is depicted as a young man disdainful of the ' 'vain ostentation, the pettiness, the laziness anddithering' ' (p. 23) that supposedly characterized the court. From theCambridge English Corpus The latter decades of the century, for instance, saw delays and default in payment of wages and artisans became reluctant to work for the state,ditheringfrom reporting when summoned. From theCambridge English Corpus We welcome this belated move but cannot help but criticise him for hisditheringand inability to react to public opinion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is the time when we have to have a decision because the policy for aviation is not a policy ofdithering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not disgraceful to stigmatise the unemployed as uncertain, irresolute, incompetent and, as the advertisements suggest,dithering? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, today is not the time for criticism of pastdithering, disunity and indecision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This sort ofditheringhas been an element which has been obvious throughout this whole disease. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English The values at stake are too central, too fundamental for us to acceptditheringor compromises. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English When will he stopditheringand announce a decision? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a fitting testimony to months ofditheringand contradictory statements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He must stopditheringand decide what he will do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, tonight we have heard nothing butditheringand fudging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Then, once we have arrived at a true appraisal, we should stick to it; there is nothing worse thanditheringabout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What we have been doing all this time isditheringbetween two different policies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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