jitternoun [ U ]
/ˈdʒɪt.ər//ˈdʒɪt̬.ɚ/specializedslight uncontrolled movement or shaking, for example in electronic equipment:
You may notice jitter on the screen.
aircraft jitter
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Shaking, swinging and vibrating
- agitate
- brandish
- churn
- flourish
- fluff sth up
- flutter
- joggle
- oscillate
- resonate
- rocky
- shake
- swing
- teeter
- throb
- totter
- tremble
- tremulous
- vibrate
- wag
- worry
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jitterverb [ I ]
/ˈdʒɪt.ər//ˈdʒɪt̬.ɚ/to move or shake slightly in an uncontrolled way:
This caused the film to jitter.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Shaking, swinging and vibrating
- agitate
- brandish
- churn
- flourish
- fluff sth up
- flutter
- joggle
- oscillate
- resonate
- rocky
- shake
- swing
- teeter
- throb
- totter
- tremble
- tremulous
- vibrate
- wag
- worry
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