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swither

(ˈswɪðər)
vb (intr)
to hesitate; vacillate; be perplexed
n
hesitation; perplexity; agitation
[C16: of unknown origin]
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swither


Past participle: swithered
Gerund: swithering

Imperative
swither
swither
Present
I swither
you swither
he/she/it swithers
we swither
you swither
they swither
Preterite
I swithered
you swithered
he/she/it swithered
we swithered
you swithered
they swithered
Present Continuous
I am swithering
you are swithering
he/she/it is swithering
we are swithering
you are swithering
they are swithering
Present Perfect
I have swithered
you have swithered
he/she/it has swithered
we have swithered
you have swithered
they have swithered
Past Continuous
I was swithering
you were swithering
he/she/it was swithering
we were swithering
you were swithering
they were swithering
Past Perfect
I had swithered
you had swithered
he/she/it had swithered
we had swithered
you had swithered
they had swithered
Future
I will swither
you will swither
he/she/it will swither
we will swither
you will swither
they will swither
Future Perfect
I will have swithered
you will have swithered
he/she/it will have swithered
we will have swithered
you will have swithered
they will have swithered
Future Continuous
I will be swithering
you will be swithering
he/she/it will be swithering
we will be swithering
you will be swithering
they will be swithering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been swithering
you have been swithering
he/she/it has been swithering
we have been swithering
you have been swithering
they have been swithering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been swithering
you will have been swithering
he/she/it will have been swithering
we will have been swithering
you will have been swithering
they will have been swithering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been swithering
you had been swithering
he/she/it had been swithering
we had been swithering
you had been swithering
they had been swithering
Conditional
I would swither
you would swither
he/she/it would swither
we would swither
you would swither
they would swither
Past Conditional
I would have swithered
you would have swithered
he/she/it would have swithered
we would have swithered
you would have swithered
they would have swithered
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:swither - agitation resulting from active worry]swither - agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"
agitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
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