noun · countable / uncountable · rare

jitter

jitter · jitters

дрожание, джиттер

Zittern, Nervosität, Aufgeregtheit

A nervous action; a ticA nervous action; a tic.

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UK/ˈd͡ʒɪtə(ɹ)/US/ˈd͡ʒɪtɚ/

» Tom is having pre-wedding jitters.

Meaning

5 senses

(countable, uncountable)A nervous action; a tic.
Zittern
(countable, in the plural, often, uncountable, with definite article)A state of nervousness.
That creepy movie gave me the jitters.
Nervosität, Aufgeregtheit
(countable, uncountable)An abrupt and unwanted variation of one or more signal characteristics.
дрожаниеdrožanije, джиттерdžitter
(countable, uncountable)A random positioning of data points to avoid visual overlap.
A program or routine that performs jitting; a just-in-time compiler.

More definitions

a small irregular movement
small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources

Examples

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Tom is having pre-wedding jitters.
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Mary tried to shake loose any pre-show jitters.
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Is it not concerning the way the markets jitter about these days?
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I have the jitters.
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He had the jitters.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

telecommunications: abrupt and unwanted variation of signal characteristics:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

nervous action; a tic:

state of nervousness; the jitters:

Origin

Possibly alteration of chitter (“to tremble, shiver”), from Middle English chittern (“to t

Possibly alteration of chitter (“to tremble, shiver”), from Middle English chittern (“to twitter, chatter”). Ultimately onomatopoeic; compare didder and teeter as well as German zittern.

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