Meaning

2 senses
  1. Nervy, jumpy, on edge

    unruhig, nervös, zappelig

    дёрганыйdjórganyj

  2. Having jitter, or unwanted signal characteristics.

    jittery video playback

More definitions
  • characterized by jerky movements
  • being in a tense state

Examples

16 sentences
  1. Tom is jittery.

    Том неспокійний.

    deTom ist nervös.

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  2. I know that Tom is jittery.

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  3. Tom didn't seem to be as jittery as Mary seemed to be.

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  4. Tom got very jittery.

    deTom wurde ganz kribbelig zumute.

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  5. Tom was really jittery.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
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Forms

jitterier, jitteriest
Comparativejitterier Lesson
Superlativejitteriest Lesson

irregular

Synonyms

9 synonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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