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swither
[ swith-er ]
noun
British Dialect.
- a state of confusion, excitement, or perplexity.
swither
/ ˈɪðə /
verb
- to hesitate; vacillate; be perplexed
noun
- hesitation; perplexity; agitation
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of swither1
1495–1505; origin uncertain; compare Old English geswithrian to retire, dwindle, fail
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of swither1
C16: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
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But take a few steps towards the painting in all its astounding veracity and the vision swithers.
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One can also be "in a swither", a state of indecision or doubt, a pondering, hesitation, uncertainty.
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Space swithers between two and three dimensions, the men seem variously giants or midgets, the sea appears flat as a picture; and time becomes mysterious too.
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Even seemed to swither: was Morvern's striking amorality, her disavowal of cause and effect, inexplicable or just not explained?
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And, let’s see, perhaps deciding that teachers have to have the power to discipline budding anarchists. — swither 16.
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