Usually means: Hesitate; fluctuate in decision, mind.
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(Note: See swithering as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (swither)

verb:  (dialectal) To burn, scorch, singe.
verb:  (dialectal) To burn slowly, melt (as a candle), sweal
verb:  (dialectal, figurative) To smart, ache; tingle
noun:  (dialectal) A great heat; a scorching, singeing
noun:  (dialectal) Sweating.
verb:  (Scotland, Northern England) To be indecisive or in a state of confusion; to dither.
verb:  To move or swing about.
noun:  (chiefly Scotland, Northern England) A state of indecision or confusion; a panicked state; a flap, fluster, or dither.

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