dither
v.
hesitate; tremble; be excited or agitated
n.
state of confusion, extreme agitation or excitement; vacillation, hesitation
Dither
Dither is an intentionally applied form of
noise, used to randomize
quantization error, thereby preventing large-scale patterns such as contouring that are more objectionable than uncorrelated noise. Dither is routinely used in processing of both digital audio and digital video data, and is often one of the last stages of audio production to
compact disc.
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dither
Noun
1. an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
(synonym) pother, fuss, tizzy, flap
(hypernym) agitation
(derivation) flap, pother
Verb
1. act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain
(hypernym) fret
2. make a fuss; be agitated
(synonym) flap, pother
(hypernym) fuss, niggle, fret
(derivation) pother, fuss, tizzy, flap
dither
Synonyms and related words:
ache, aching, agitation, all-overs, alternate, babble, back and fill, be cold, be stupid, blab, blabber, blather, blether, blither, bob, bobble, bother, bounce, bump, burble, cackle, change, chat, chatter, chilblains, chill, chilliness, chilling, clack, clatter, cold creeps, cold shivers, cold sweat, confusion, creeps, cryopathy, didder, disquiet, disquietude, dithers, dote, drivel, drool, duck bumps, equivocate, falter, fidgetiness, fidgets, flap, fluctuate, fluster, flusteration, flustration, flutter, foofaraw, freeze, freeze to death, fret, frostbite, fuss, gab, gabble, gas, gibber, gibble-gabble, go on, goose bumps, goose pimples, gooseflesh, gossip, grimace, grow cold, gush, halt, hang in doubt, have a chill, have goose pimples, haver, heaving, heebie-jeebies, hesitate, horripilate, horripilation, inquietude, jabber, jar, jaw, jerk, jig, jigget, jitters, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, jumps, kibe, lather, lose heat, maunder, natter, oscillate, palaver, palpitation, panting, patter, pendulate, perish with cold, pitapat, pitter-patter, pother, pour forth, prate, prattle, pucker, quake, quaking, quaver, quavering, quiver, quivering, quivers, ramble on, rattle, rattle on, reel off, restlessness, rictus, run on, shake, shakes, shaking, shift, shilly-shally, shiver, shivering, shivers, shock, shudder, slobber, spout, spout off, stagger, stew, stop to consider, sweat, swivet, talk away, talk nonsense, talk on, teeter, tergiversate, think twice, throb, throbbing, tic, tittle-tattle, tizzy, totter, tremble, trembles, trembling, tremor, trepidation, trepidity, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, twaddle, twattle, twitch, twitter, twitteration, unrest, vacillate, vary, waffle, waver, whiffle, willies, wobble, yak, yakkety-yak
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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