Examples of “dit” in a Sentence

noun In Morse code, the short signal represented by a dot (as opposed to a "dah").

• In Morse code, the letter S is three dits in a row.
• Beginners often confuse a dit with a dah when the signal is fast.
• The operator tapped out a quick dit-dit-dah.

verb A dialect word (Scots and northern English) meaning to block or close up an opening.

• Grandpa ditted the hole in the wall with old newspaper to stop the draft.
• Her father dits the gap under the shed door every winter.
• They ditted the drainpipe with a rag to stop the leak.