judder

ENEnglish
//ˈd͡ʒʌdə//(UK)

Verb Conjugation Tables & Inflections

Key Verb Forms & Inflections
Third-person singular (he/she/it):judders
Present Participle (-ing):juddering
Past Participle:juddered
Simple Past:juddered

Definitions & Usage

noun
#1

A spasmodic shaking.

Translations:
noun
#2

(television) Jerky playback caused by converting between frame rates; telecine judder

verb
#3

(intransitive) To spasm or shake violently.

Translations:
verb
#4

(intransitive) To move with a stop-start motion, as if experiencing a strong resistance or when decelerating brusquely.

Example: To judder to a halt

Notable Literary & Historical Quotes

Captain McGarrigle, however, seemed to be in trouble. He was breathing stertorously, his throat and chest juddering like those of an asthmatic.

2000, Mark Gatiss, “chapter 20”, in Last of the Gaderene:

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