1. The process of representing intermediate colours by patterns of tiny coloured dots that simulate the desired colour
   "Dithering was often used in early computer graphics to create the illusion of more colours"

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: ditherings

Type of: fret, fuss, niggle, stew [informal], video digitising [Brit], video digitizing

Encyclopedia: Dithering