See dither on Wiktionary
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"text": "2012, The Economist, Sept. 22nd issue, Indian Reform: At Last\nThe dithering Mr Singh of recent times may worry that his reform proposals are already too bold. The reforming Mr Singh of yore would see them as just the start."
}
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"ref": "2023, Preston \"Pretzel\", 4:34 from the start, in Familiar and Unfamiliar Areas in Lego Island:",
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "treperja",
"sense": "to shiver with cold",
"word": "треперя"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to shiver with cold",
"word": "hytistä"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to shiver with cold",
"word": "zittern"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kolebaja se",
"sense": "to be uncertain unable to make a decision",
"word": "колебая се"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to be uncertain unable to make a decision",
"word": "treuzelen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "uncertain",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be uncertain unable to make a decision",
"word": "epäröidä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"english": "unable",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be uncertain unable to make a decision",
"word": "jahkailla"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to be uncertain unable to make a decision",
"word": "être indécis"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to be uncertain unable to make a decision",
"word": "être incertain"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to be uncertain unable to make a decision",
"word": "zögern"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to be uncertain unable to make a decision",
"word": "esitare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to be uncertain unable to make a decision",
"word": "titubare"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to be uncertain unable to make a decision",
"word": "mānenei"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to be uncertain unable to make a decision",
"word": "pōhauhau"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to be uncertain unable to make a decision",
"word": "takahuirangi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to be uncertain unable to make a decision",
"word": "manei"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to be uncertain unable to make a decision",
"word": "estar indeciso"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kolebatʹsja",
"sense": "to be uncertain unable to make a decision",
"word": "колебаться"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to do something nervously",
"word": "hutiloida"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(computing, graphics) to render an approximation of",
"word": "koostaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(computing, graphics) to render an approximation of",
"word": "ditheröidä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to add noise",
"word": "sirotella"
}
],
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}
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"Terms with Dutch translations",
"Terms with Finnish translations",
"Terms with French translations",
"Terms with German translations",
"Terms with Italian translations",
"Terms with Maori translations",
"Terms with Portuguese translations",
"Terms with Russian translations",
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},
{
"word": "in a dither"
}
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}
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[
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kolebanie",
"sense": "state of being undecided",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "колебание"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "state of being undecided",
"word": "epäröinti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "computer graphics: use of dot patterns to approximate colors not available in the palette",
"word": "sirottelu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "computer graphics: use of dot patterns to approximate colors not available in the palette",
"word": "sekoitussävytys"
}
],
"word": "dither"
}
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