1
[ verb ] shake, as from cold

Synonyms

shudder shiver

Examples

"The children are shivering--turn on the heat!"

Related terms

fret move_involuntarily tremor

2
[ verb ] make a fuss; be agitated

Synonyms

pother flap

Related terms

fuss

3
[ verb ] act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain

Related terms

fret

4
[ noun ] an excited state of agitation

Synonyms

fuss flap tizzy pother

Examples

"he was in a dither" "there was a terrible flap about the theft"

Related terms

agitation

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Rhymes with

whither zither wither hither slither whither

Phonetic and Homophones

D IH1 DH ER0

Similar Spelling

Dieter Didier didder dietary

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