judders

present tense third-person singular of judder, chiefly British

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Verb
  • Yet Leto never shakes the role’s robotic nature, even as his character strives to become more human, and his acting partners struggle to play off that in a meaningful way.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • These days, the Detroit area gets more love from the outside world, but the auto industry, while certainly healthier, never fully shakes nagging questions about its future, particularly now with worries about competition from China and tariff uncertainties.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This whole fictional world vibrates on Robinson’s bizarre frequency, which means Ron may just be onto something.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
  • That philosophy sits in sharp contrast to step-count culture, where success is visible, measurable, and shareable, where the end goal is often less about how your body feels and more about whether your tracker vibrates in approval.
    Marisa McMillan, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The music of home often quivers with nostalgia.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a breathless mood in the air that quivers and quakes at the protests to come.
    Sara Stridsberg September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Judders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judders. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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