juddered; juddering; judders
chiefly British
: to vibrate with intensity
The engine stalled and kept juddering …—
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Verb
the engine began to judder alarmingly just a few miles outside of Brighton
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Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 9 Mar. 2026
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
Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Each new product release sent judders through the stock market.
—Harry Booth, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
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Verb
There’s no denying Gordon’s bona fides (disheveled noise-rocker, riot-grrl signal amplifier, fashion designer, unvarnished solo artist, cultural commentator), but none of that really prepares you for PLAY ME’s jarring, juddering audio verite.
—Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 9 Mar. 2026
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
Noun
Cuba has for months been squeezed by an American ban on Venezuelan oil imports to the island, which has quickly spiraled into an energy crisis where blackouts and food shortages are common, and health care and transportation judder to a halt.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Each new product release sent judders through the stock market.
—Harry Booth, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Judder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judder. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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