judder

verb

jud·der | \ ˈjə-dər

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juddered; juddering; judders

Definition of judder

(Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb

chiefly British

: to vibrate with intensity the engine stalled and kept juddering— Roy Spicer

judder

noun

Definition of judder (Entry 2 of 2)

chiefly British

: the action or sound of juddering

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Examples of judder in a Sentence

Verb the engine began to judder alarmingly just a few miles outside of Brighton

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb No screens, no juddering technology or buffering, no contending with the distracting horror of your own disembodied face. — Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, "In Praise of Phone Calls," 18 Mar. 2020 The hooker ended up hurting himself as a result of his bone-juddering hit on Artemyev but Samoa was again reprieved as Matu'u was also only shown a yellow. — Ben Church, CNN, "Samoa escapes double red card as it rallies to win against Russia," 24 Sep. 2019 Trump allies seized on Mueller's at times juddering performance, tweeting out a range of derogatory assessments, ranging from the critical to the cruel. — Author: Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, "‘A very good day’: Trump and allies claim victory in Mueller’s performance," 25 July 2019 As the train juddered through the Bulgarian countryside, Javed, fighting a mild fever, lay on his back and went over his plans. — Matthew Wolfe, Harper's magazine, "Without a Trace," 10 Feb. 2019 In particular, the GMC’s adaptive-damping suspension felt a little behind, failing to contain transient wheel juddering after hitting uneven surface. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "A Luxury Truck Showdown: Ram 1500 vs. GMC Sierra," 11 Oct. 2018 Bikes judder around so violently that water bottles jump out of their cages and chains hop off the gears. — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, "The Biggest Booby-Trap at the Tour de France: Cobblestone Roads," 13 July 2018 The cracks had formed as the ice skidded and juddered over a subglacial mountain. — National Geographic, "The West Antarctic Ice Sheet Seems to Be Good at Collapsing," 13 June 2018 Only with the juddering transition to democracy could Russia begin the gradual acquisition of collective self-knowledge. — Christian Caryl, New Republic, "How Russia's democratic hopes gave way to repressive nationalism.," 27 Oct. 2017 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Games that support 120Hz frame rates look and feel fantastically smooth and responsive, with no hint of judder, blurring, dithering or any other artefacts. — John Archer, Forbes, "LG OLED65G1 OLED TV Review: Walk On The Bright Side," 19 Mar. 2021 If about to confront a Detroit-style pothole looming fast, don’t expect a ker-thump as a wheel drops into it, or feel any thudder-judder in the steering. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, "The 2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost: Everything We Know About the Marque’s Most Spirited Model to Date," 9 Mar. 2021 As the plane descends, there’s a lurch and a judder, a sense of doom. — Hamilton Cain Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, "Review: 'The Silence,' by Don DeLillo," 23 Oct. 2020 Ride quality is generally compliant with the standard steel-spring suspension, but there can be some hard hits on rough pavement and some chassis judder with the top down. — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "2017 Mercedes-Benz Cabriolet: Chic elegance for endless summer," 15 Sep. 2017

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“Judder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judder. Accessed 12 Apr. 2021.

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judder

verb

English Language Learners Definition of judder

British : to shake in a forceful way

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