judder
EN • English
//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
#1A spasmodic shaking.
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noun
#2(television) Jerky playback caused by converting between frame rates; telecine judder
verb
#3(intransitive) To spasm or shake violently.
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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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