Dither vs Boggle - What's the difference?
dither | boggle |
The state of being undecided.
* 2002 , Thomas P. Glynn, A Child's Christmas In Chicago , page 59:
*: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.
A form of noise which is intentionally applied to randomize errors which occur in the processing of both digital audio and digital video data
(obsolete) To tremble, shake, or shiver with cold.
*1913 ,
*:Presently he came running out of the scullery, with the soapy water dripping from him, dithering with cold.
To be uncertain or unable to make a decision about doing something.
*2012 , The Economist, Sept. 22nd issue, ''
*:The 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.
To do something nervously.
(computer graphics) To render an approximation of (an image, etc.) by using dot patterns in similar colours to those that are unavailable on the system.
To be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.
* Barrow
* Glanvill
To confuse or mystify; overwhelm.
(US, dialect) To embarrass with difficulties; to bungle or botch.
(obsolete) To play fast and loose; to dissemble.
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between dither and boggle
is that dither is (obsolete) to tremble, shake, or shiver with cold while boggle is (obsolete) to play fast and loose; to dissemble.As verbs the difference between dither and boggle
is that dither is (obsolete) to tremble, shake, or shiver with cold while boggle is to be bewildered, dumbfounded, or confused.As a noun dither
is the state of being undecided.dither
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(en verb)Indian Reform: At Last
Derived terms
* dithererAnagrams
* *boggle
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Verb
(boggl)- He boggled at the surprising news.
- The mind boggles .
- Boggling at nothing which serveth their purpose.
- We start and boggle at every unusual appearance.
- The vastness of space really boggles the mind.
- The oddities of quantum mechanics can boggle the minds of students and experienced physicists alike.
- (Howell)