jit·ter 
(jĭtər)
(jĭtər)intr.v. jit·tered, jit·ter·ing, jit·ters
1. To be nervous or uneasy; fidget.
2. To make small quick jumpy movements: The pictures on the wall jitter whenever a truck drives by.
n.
1. A jittering movement; a tic.
2. jitters A fit of nervousness. Often used with the.
3.
a. An unwanted variation in an electronic or optical signal.
b. An unwanted variation in the arrival times of a sequence of data packets over a digital network.
[Perhaps alteration of CHITTER.]
- Indo-European root: melə-
- Indo-European root: men-
- Indo-European root: men-
- Indo-European root: men-
- Indo-European root: men-
- Indo-European root: mendh-
- Indo-European root: menegh-
- Indo-European root: mer-
- Indo-European root: merg-
- Indo-European root: meuə-
- Indo-European root: mizdho-
- Indo-European root: mori-
- Indo-European root: mregh-u-
- Indo-European root: mā-
- Indo-European root: mā-
- Indo-European root: māk-
- Indo-European root: māter-
- Indo-European root: mē-
- Indo-European root: mē-
- Indo-European root: mē-
- Indo-European root: mē-
- Indo-European root: mūs-
- Indo-European root: nas-
- Indo-European root: ne
- Indo-European root: nebh-