Complete Definition of "jitter"

English

Category:Unknown etymology

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪt�(r)|-ɪt�(r)

Noun
en-noun

  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.

  1. context|telecommunications An abrupt and unwanted variation of one or more signal characteristics.

Related terms
jitterbug
have the jitters

Translations
trans-top|A nervous action; a tic
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trans-top|A state of nervousnes; the jitters
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trans-top|(Telecommunications) an abrubt and unwanted variation of signal characteristics
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ttbc|French : crainte (2)
ttbc|German : Zittern (2)
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ttbc|Spanish : temblores, escalofríos (2)
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Verb
en-verb

#intransitive To be nervous.

Synonyms
fidget

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