Definition of jittery
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Examples of jittery in a Sentence
I always get jittery when I have to give a speech.
The latest economic news has made some investors jittery.
Recent Examples of jittery from the Web
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Caffeine can temporarily raise blood pressure and affect heart rate, and can make people feel anxious and jittery.
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There's a good story behind why post-punk icon Tommy Stinson, the jittery, compulsive and combustible engine of the Replacements, is bringing his acoustic tour to Louisville's Surface Noise Records.
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Sure, terrorism fears are making Americans jittery.
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Florida State’s Dwayne Bacon looked anything but jittery or indecisive in his first summer league game, a 74-67 victory against the Miami Heat at the Orlando Magic’s practice gym.
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That buoyant naïveté is key to this Spider-Man, and Holland brings it by the jittery bucketful.
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A wave of violent attacks and other crimes in the central city has Sacramento City Hall trying to calm jittery downtown business and tourism officials.
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After a while, a sense of quasi-normalcy returned to the jittery flight.
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For every awesome shot of my jittery dog, the 5 botches a still shot of a basketball hoop.
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First Known Use of jittery
1931
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JITTERY Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of jittery for Students
1 : very nervous I get jittery before a test.
2 : showing nervousness jittery handwriting
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