Jitter

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Related terms 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Synonyms

English

Noun

Jitter (plural Jitters)

1. A nervous action; a tic.
2. A state of nervousness (primarily used in the plural - often with 'the'.)

   That creepy movie gave me the jitters.

3. (telecommunications) An abrupt and unwanted variation of one or more signal characteristics.

Related terms

• jitterbug
• have the jitters

Translations

• French : crainte (2)
• Spanish : temblores, escalofríos (2)

Verb

Infinitive to jitter

Third person singular jitters

Simple past jittered

Past participle jittered

Present participle jittering

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To be nervous.

Synonyms

• fidget