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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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Recent Examples of juddering
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
  1. rocking
  2. shaking
  3. quivering
  4. jerking
  5. trembling
  6. shuddering
  7. twitching
  8. vibrating
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
  • Darren Gold, who is now board president, said Gonzales-Torres falsely accused him of shaking her, prompting a city investigation.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Traders woke up in a cheerful mood today, shaking off the riots in France and the rising price of oil.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Oct. 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
Noun
  • Across campus, students raised trembling voices, burst into applause, and brushed away tears.
    — Jeannine Chiang, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Betelgeuse and the Pleiades hung—one billowing, one trembling—out of sight somewhere past the window frame.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of trembling
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
  • Casting near banks and using a twitching technique can increase success during the hatch.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026
  • During this phase, octopuses display visible twitching along with rapid changes in skin color and texture, per NPR.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of twitching
Verb
  • While the paintings may not be physically vibrating, their compositions resonate with a similar intensity.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • One man said his apartment was vibrating Wednesday night as crews worked nearby.
    — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of vibrating

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