judder

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verb

jud·​der ˈjə-dər How to pronounce judder (audio)
juddered; juddering; judders

intransitive verb

chiefly British
: to vibrate with intensity
the engine stalled and kept judderingRoy Spicer

judder

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noun

chiefly British
: the action or sound of juddering

Examples of judder in a Sentence

Verb the engine began to judder alarmingly just a few miles outside of Brighton
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Verb
Hers is prose in which sentences judder and disintegrate and run over each other. Book Marks august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025 Markets have juddered for weeks on the pileup of policy moves and statements by White House officials — some of them contradicting one another over how much, if any, pain consumers should expect from the administration’s changes. Steve Kopack, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
The movie judders from one set piece to another with only a loose plot to follow—the story involves some dead bodies, an evil billionaire (Danny Huston), and a budding romance between Drebin and Beth. David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025 There’s an occasional stutter effect on the TCL, more pronounced judder, and more sense of resolution loss from panel blur. John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for judder

Word History

Etymology

Verb

probably alteration of shudder

First Known Use

Verb

1931, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1935, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of judder was in 1931

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“Judder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judder. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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