in a dither

prepositional phrase

In a state of indecision. Flustered

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. In a state of indecision. Flustered

    Everyone was in a dither; either in it or about to get in it or just climbing out of it. Naturally, the Madam was not in a dither. Dither was a foreign concept to her.

    2002, Thomas P. Glynn, A Child's Christmas In Chicago, page 59
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APA

in a dither. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20dither

MLA

“in a dither.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20dither. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in a dither,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20a%20dither.

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