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noun

chiefly British

as in rocking

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verb

present participle of judder, chiefly British

as in shaking

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements the engine began to judder alarmingly just a few miles outside of Brighton

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Noun

Well, after years of stuttering, pausing, juddering, waiting for the goalkeeper to dive and then rolling spot kicks meekly into the net, Nick Woltemade may have just reversed the trend. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025 The tightly wound tension is maintained also by Volker Bertelmann’s propulsive score, which starts with ominous juddering groans and keeps shapeshifting throughout. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025

Verb

Really, you’re left wondering what just happened, and every cutaway to Klara’s literally juddering first-person viewpoint (which Josie also appears to share) doesn’t help clarify any of the narrative muddlement. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for juddering

Noun

Corcoran’s beloved 1960s Italian rocking chair, sourced on Chairish, has a seat pad covered in a Bennison fabric.

— David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
There are also two shallow soaking pools to enjoy—one acts as a wave pool, emulating the rocking of the ship.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of rocking

Verb

The Catholic headquarters revealed that the two figures had linked up by sharing a photo on Instagram of them shaking hands.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2026
Candidates make final push during last-minute campaigning Hochul spent Monday in New York City, shaking hands, taking selfies and even bowling a strike at a campaign rally in Brooklyn.

— Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of shaking

Noun

A-fib is a quivering or irregular heartbeat that is a worrisome stage-setter for blood clots, stroke and heart failure.

— Maria Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
The horror has come now like a storm— what if this night prefigured the night after death— what if all thereafter was an eternal quivering on the edge of an abyss, with everything base and vicious in oneself urging one forward and the baseness and viciousness of the world just ahead.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026

Definition of quivering

Verb

And like any great sitcom, Friends runs the gamut from numbing brain-rot to tear-jerking sentimentality.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026
Even after a bailiff woke him up, Martin slumped over in his wheelchair, inside a courtroom bullpen, occasionally jerking and opening his eyes.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of jerking

Verb

There’s the studio version, which has some really interesting production, with Meg’s shuddering percussion that eventually grates and distracts, and Jack’s very chunky guitar.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
These seemingly innocuous incidents attain new significance as they’re revisited alongside a slow crescendo that suddenly turns to shuddering piano chords on the track’s bridge.

— Nick Ayres DeMasi, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026

Definition of shuddering

Noun

Each night, Portia settles upside down beneath its silk abode, alternating prolonged stillness with brief episodes of retinal movements, twitching, and occasional leg curling.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026
Casting near banks and using a twitching technique can increase success during the hatch.

— Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026

Definition of twitching

Verb

So take a gander at our favorite gifts of the season, now vibrating and twitching with life.

— Vogue, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2026
Verbal messages or a vibrating seat could signal that the automation cannot handle a developing situation, and the driver would take over.

— Shannon Roberts, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026

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