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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Verb
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Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024 -
In the video, a terrified Archie can be seen frozen, staring and shaking.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Not literal strings, of course—but tiny loops or snippets of vibrating energy.—
Tom Siegfried,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Dec. 2024
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Because everything is moving, everything vibrating in one great dance that is the act of becoming.—
Jennifer Harlan,
New York Times,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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According to SpaceX, the cause of the seventh flight’s failure was stronger-than-expected rhythmic oscillations, causing leaks of propellant that caught fire.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
4 July 2025
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Brainwaves, or neural oscillations, are regular patterns created by firing neurons or groups of neurons.—
Eva Amsen,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Juddering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juddering. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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