juddered; juddering; judders
Definition of judder
(Entry 1 of 2)
chiefly British
: to vibrate with intensity
the engine stalled and kept juddering— Roy Spicer
judder
nounDefinition of judder (Entry 2 of 2)
chiefly British
: the action or sound of juddering
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The first known use of judder was in 1931
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