dither

Day 23Level 2

DIHTH-uhr

vacillate

to act without a clear purpose

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

uncertain, indecisive

Antonyms:

certain, decisive

Example Sentence:

The police chief reprimanded the investigating officer to not dither in their investigation.

Related Words

hate

ab-HAWR

to hate, to detest

polite and friendly

AF-uh-buhl

polite and friendly

combine

uh-MAL-guh-mayt

blend; combine into a whole

adage

AP-uh-them

a witty or terse remark; adage

approval

ap-ruh-BAY-shuhn

an expression of approval or praise

fleet of ships

ahr-MAH-duh

fleet of ships; a large group of moving things