hither and thither
The phrase 'hither and thither' is an adverbial expression often used to describe erratic or aimless movement, commonly found in literary contexts.
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Definition
C2General
(literary, archaic)Moving in different directions without a specific goal.
Example
- The leaves blew hither and thither in the autumn wind.
- He wandered hither and thither through the market, unsure of what to buy.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "hither and thither":
here and thereto and froall over the placeevery which wayall over the maptoing and froingback and forthall overcome hither