dithers

D2I1T1H4E1R1S1

noun

The creeps; a feeling of fear or anxiety.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of dither
noundithers pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyslangThe creeps; a feeling of fear or anxiety.

    “It gives me the dithers, thinking of the damage that maniac could do if he ever took the headship. He could reinstate the cycle of chosen births, or enact any of a hundred other terrible laws.”

    2017, J. C. Staudt, Children of the Wastes

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
creeps

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

shirted
Cite this entry
APA

dithers. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dithers

MLA

“dithers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dithers. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dithers,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dithers.

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