swither — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To burn, scorch, singe.

   Usage

   • dialectal

2. To burn slowly, melt (as a candle), sweal

   Usage

   • dialectal

3. To smart, ache; tingle

   Usage

   • dialectal
   • Figurative

Noun

1. A great heat; a scorching, singeing

   Usage

   • Countable
   • dialectal
   • Uncountable

2. Sweating.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • dialectal
   • Uncountable

Verb

1. To be indecisive or in a state of confusion; to dither.

   Usage

   • Northern-England
   • Scotland

2. To move or swing about.

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   He was filling his pipe, staring at his picture, not her, and this tacit dismissal allowed her to sidle over to the bank higher up, and there swither her legs about in the water before coming out of it.

Noun

1. A state of indecision or confusion; a panicked state; a flap, fluster, or dither.

   Usage

   • Northern-England
   • Scotland

   Examples

   Bradly came bristling to the lagoon the following afternoon, in a swither of alarm and expectation.

Noun

1. agitation resulting from active worry

   Synonyms

   fretstewsweatlather

   Broader terms

   agitation

   Examples

   don't get in a stew

   he's in a sweat about exams