Definition of judder
chiefly British
intransitive verb
: to vibrate with intensity the engine stalled and kept juddering — Roy Spicer
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Examples of judder in a Sentence
the engine began to judder alarmingly just a few miles outside of Brighton
Origin and Etymology of judder
probably alteration of shudder
First Known Use: 1931
1935
First Known Use of judder
1935
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