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in a dither

in a dither prepositional phrase: in a state of indecision. Flustered.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In a state of indecision. Flustered
    • Everyone was in a dither; either in it or about to get in it or just climbing out of it. Naturally, the Madam was not in a dither. Dither was a foreign concept to her.2002, Thomas P. Glynn, A Child's Christmas In Chicago, page 59

Questions about in a dither

What does in a dither mean?
In a dither means in a state of indecision. Flustered.
What part of speech is in a dither?
In a dither is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in a dither in the dictionary

  1. in a canter
  2. in a cleft stick
  3. in a corner
  4. in a couple of shakes
  5. in a crack
  6. in a dither
  7. in a fair way
  8. in a family way
  9. in a few shakes
  10. in a fix
  11. in a flap

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