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to make a fuss or be agitated; and/or to be unable to make a decision

No matter: Dagwood still battled Mr. Dithers.
Tim O'Brien -- Going After Cacciato

And whilst they dither, we will send out word secretly to likely friends in the stormlands and the Reach.
George R.R. Martin -- A Dance With Dragons
No need to dither here and lose our time, our great work still undone.
Homer -- The Iliad
Ekström is in a dither because this also seems to be the line of defence Giannini is going to use at the trial.
Stieg Larsson -- The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Shall I dither about whether to defend myself because it will cause someone pain?
Christopher Paolini -- Eragon
Brom had not dithered, which was something Saphira had liked about him.
Christopher Paolini -- Brisingr
I've seen it many times, her dithering, fumble-footed efforts to appease him.
Margaret Atwood -- Cat's Eye
Presently he came running out of the scullery, with the soapy water dripping from him, dithering with cold.
D.H. Lawrence -- Sons and Lovers
Gellert was there in the house when it happened, and he came back to my house all of a dither, told me he wanted to go home the next day.
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Even if he had threatened her with his gun it must have been in a kind of dither, and more than likely she was escaping from his trouble not his threats.
Saul Bellow -- The Adventures of Augie March
It was ridiculous dithering about it.
Eoin Colfer -- Artemis Fowl
"Well, dithering won't help," I said.
Megan Whalen Turner -- The Thief
Jan, now in a little bit of a dither, went on handing out tracts—in a dead quiet—until she had given everyone one.
Phil Robertson -- Happy, Happy, Happy: My Life and Legacy as the Duck Commander
What is this dithering?
Homer -- The Odyssey
The chairman I forced on them while letting them elect him is a ditherer who could not unravel a piece of string—thinks every subject needs 'more study.'
Robert A. Heinlein -- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
It probably looked like I was just dithering over whether or not I was going to approach them.
Stephenie Meyer -- New Moon
And don't forget to pack your trunks... a prefect... oh, I'm all of a dither!'
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Madam Malkin dithered for a moment on the spot, then seemed to decide to act as though nothing was happening in the hope that it wouldn't.
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
'Well, sir,' said Sam dithering a little.
J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Fellowship of the Ring
Crazy dithered around Stephen in the kitchen.
David Almond -- Clay

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