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noun

plural of dither

as in huffs

a state of nervous or irritated concern Grandma usually gets in a dither if I don't make my weekly call

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dither

as in hesitates

to show uncertainty about the right course of action we dithered all afternoon over whether to go to the park or to the movies and ended up doing neither

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Noun

Viewers well versed in the ways of romantic fiction won’t be that surprised by how this little pas de quatre works out as Emile dithers and deliberates over each woman’s charms. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

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Noun

David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.

— Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
As much as Payton bristles about media storylines and huffs about tempo questions, the Broncos went 25 minutes without a first down against Las Vegas.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025

Definition of huffs

Noun

To make things easy, stick to sweats or its Crepette line—this pants and jacket set in Flint Green is from the latter.

— Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
Wear it comfortably with jeans, sweats, skirts, leggings, and under cardigans, sweaters, denim jackets, and more.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Lucy’s constant sense of invention sometimes falters under the album’s new, megawatt spotlight, lacking the enticing mystery that gives their best music its power.

— H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
Power play falters For the first time this season, the Oilers power play was a no-show, going 0-for-3 in the first period.

— Janson Duench, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of falters

Noun

Khn plays a custom double-neck guitar-bass with twice the usual number of frets on each side, looping the two halves together in real time with foot pedals.

— Josh Martin, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
This machine will actually press the strings down between frets and pluck those strings in time, like a human guitarist.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The San Joaquin Valley swelters Temperatures could rise to nearly 110 degrees in portions of the San Joaquin Valley over the next three afternoons.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
The public safety push comes as much of France swelters under red heat alerts, with temperatures in parts of the country forecast to top 104 degrees, the AP reported.

— Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026

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