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Noun: dither  di-dhu(r)
  1. An excited state of agitation
    "he was in a dither";
    - pother, fuss, tizzy [informal], flap [informal], tizz [informal]
Verb: dither  di-dhu(r)
  1. Act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain
    "He dithered about asking her out"; "She dithered between the two job offers"
     
  2. Make a fuss; be agitated
    "She dithered over what to wear";
    - flap, pother
     
  3. (computing) to smooth jagged edges of a curve by placing shaded pixels between the pixels that make up the curve, usually done by graphics programs
    "The image editor used dithering to improve the appearance of the low-resolution logo"
     
  4. (computing) to create a new colour by displaying a fine pattern of coloured pixels that appears to the eye as a new colour; for example, a pattern of black and white pixels equally spaced would appear as grey
    "The old computer monitor used dithering to simulate a wider range of colours"

Derived forms: dithered, dithering, dithers

Type of: agitation, fret, fuss, niggle, stew [informal]

Encyclopedia: Dither