Synonyms of judder

judder

verb

ˈjə-dər 

chiefly British

as in to shake

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements

the engine began to judder alarmingly just a few miles outside of Brighton

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shake
• shudder
• jerk
• vibrate
• tremble
• quiver
• wobble
• shiver
• twitch
• jiggle
• quake
• flicker
• convulse
• sway
• jolt
• bucket
• agitate
• jounce
• throb
• joggle
• swing
• flutter
• chatter
• wave
• rock
• thrill
• quaver
• oscillate
• waver
• undulate
• fluctuate
• pulse
• pulsate
• palpitate
• dodder
• pit-a-pat
• pitter-patter
• beat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of judder

Near-kisses are halted not by cutesy disruptions but by juddering acts of terror; the complicating third corner of the love triangle isn’t a sad-sack boyfriend but an ex-husband out for vicious revenge. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Feb. 2026

Well, after years of stuttering, pausing, juddering, waiting for the goalkeeper to dive and then rolling spot kicks meekly into the net, Nick Woltemade may have just reversed the trend. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025

Hers is prose in which sentences judder and disintegrate and run over each other. — Book Marks august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025

We’re inundated with remakes—recognizable storylines and premises that repeat the familiar rather than juddering-ly rearrange our worldview. — Raven Smith, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024