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Verb

To waver between different courses of action

To hesitate or be reluctant to do something (that one thinks may be wrong)

To move or progress slowly, failing to keep up with others

To speak or act in a deliberately vague way to gain more time to deal with something

To vibrate, especially rhythmically or in steady pulses

To be anxious or concerned about something in particular

A feeling of worry or anxiety

Plural for a state of being nervous, anxious, or irritated

Plural for a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty

Plural for the state of being bewildered or unclear in one's mind about something

Plural for a fluster or chaos caused by disarray, indecision, or disorder

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To waver between different courses of action

temporises^UK

temporizes^US

keeps changing your mind

balks^US

baulks^UK

uses delaying tactics

puts off doing something

stays in the background

kicks the can down the road

harbours reservations about

has reservations about

lacks conviction

expresses reservations about

feels uneasy about

has doubts about

has suspicions about

harbours suspicions about

entertains doubts about

fluctuates on

expresses suspicions about

thinks something unlikely

has hesitations about

pulls back

thinks about

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“We're still dithering over the Future Fund and talking of parking spare shares there.”

Verb

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To hesitate or be reluctant to do something (that one thinks may be wrong)

Verb

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To move or progress slowly, failing to keep up with others

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To speak or act in a deliberately vague way to gain more time to deal with something

temporises^UK

temporizes^US

uses delaying tactics

beats around the bush

holds over

kicks the can down the road

balks^US

beats about the bush about

baulks^UK

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To vibrate, especially rhythmically or in steady pulses

moves from side to side

moves backwards and forwards

motions

jumps

vellicates

swings back and forth

swings backwards and forwards

labors^US

labours^UK

shakes uncontrollably

swings from side to side

trembles precariously

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To be anxious or concerned about something in particular

agonises^UK

agonizes^US

presses the panic button

labors^US

labours^UK

goes through the mill

wrestles with oneself

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A feeling of worry or anxiety

butterflies in the stomach

heart skipping a beat

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“In the midst of the dither that filled the courtroom, the defendant's lawyer struggled to maintain composure.”

Noun

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Plural for a state of being nervous, anxious, or irritated

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“She was in a constant state of dither, unable to make a decision and becoming more and more nervous as the deadline approached.”

Noun

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Plural for a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty

alarums and excursions

clamors^US

clamours^UK

breaches of the peace

much ado about nothing

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Noun

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Plural for the state of being bewildered or unclear in one's mind about something

Noun

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Plural for a fluster or chaos caused by disarray, indecision, or disorder

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