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judders

verb

present tense third-person singular of judder, chiefly British

as in shakes

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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Near the epicenter, the agency estimated an intensity of VIII, classified as severe on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale, which measures how strongly the ground shakes at individual locations.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Core Power protein shakes, sold under the Fairlife brand, will be available in banana and strawberry beginning in January, the first new flavors in almost a decade.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of shakes

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The system shudders a bit and then gets back to normal, like a person stubbing a toe or twisting an ankle faces discomfort and difficulty walking for a while.

— Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The American flag has never been among those Davis shudders to make.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 June 2026

Definition of shudders

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In a viral video of the aftermath, the robot jerks back and forth to shake the glass off, showering yet more dangerous shards onto the sidewalk.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Ross’s video does not show if the SUV made contact with him, as the camera angle jerks up to the sky.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026

Definition of jerks

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Partita takes a poem that vibrates with political energy and domesticates it, sapping this very famous verse of its revolutionary bite.

— Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
In Lepecki’s account, the gesture again demonstrated that stillness in dance always vibrates with subtle motion.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of vibrates

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Even now, there are moments during presentations when my voice still quivers.

— Michelle De Almeida, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Risk factors for cardiac arrest A frequent trigger is rhythm disturbance—especially ventricular fibrillation—in which the heart quivers instead of beating effectively.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Mar. 2026

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