judder

¹jud·der

verb \ˈjə-dər\

Definition of JUDDER

intransitive verb

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

Related to JUDDER

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

Related Words: rock, sway, swing; chatter, quaver, shiver, thrill, tremble; twitch; dodder, waver; flicker, fluctuate, flutter, oscillate, undulate, wave; beat, palpitate, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pulsate, pulse, throb

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Rhymes with JUDDER

budder, flooder, rudder, shudder, udder