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judder
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1jud·der

intransitive verb \ˈjə-dər\

Definition of JUDDER

chiefly British
: to vibrate with intensity <the engine stalled and kept juddering — Roy Spicer>

Examples of JUDDER

  1. <the engine began to judder alarmingly just a few miles outside of Brighton>

Origin of JUDDER

probably alteration of shudder
First Known Use: 1931

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Synonyms
agitate, bucket, convulse, jerk, jiggle, joggle, jolt, jounce, shake [chiefly British], quake, quiver, shudder, vibrate, wobble (also wabble)

Rhymes with JUDDER

budder, flooder, rudder, shudder, udder

2judder

noun

Definition of JUDDER

chiefly British
: the action or sound of juddering

First Known Use of JUDDER

1935

Rhymes with JUDDER

budder, flooder, shudder

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