jitter /jitˈər/ (orig US)

To behave in a flustered way

Small rapid variations in an electrical signal

jittˈers plural noun

A flustered state (usu with the, esp as in have the jitters to be on edge, nervous or flustered)

jittˈeriness noun

jittˈery adjective

jittˈerbug noun (US)

1. A type of two-step to jazz music, the standard movements allowing for energetic improvisation
2. Someone who performs this dance
3. (in Britain, by misunderstanding or extension) a nervous person, scaremonger or alarmist

intransitive verb

To dance the jitterbug, esp wildly

• complicating
• complication
• complication of diseases
• complications
• come off it
• come-offs
• come off second best
• come off worst
• come on
• come-on
• come-ons
• come on stream
• come on strong
• come on the scene
• come on to
• come out
• come out in the wash
• come out of one's shell
• come out of the closet
• come out smelling of roses
• come out with
• come over
• come-o'-will
• comer
• come rain or shine