English
Category:Unknown etymology
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪt�(r)|-ɪt�(r)
Noun
en-noun
- A nervous action; a tic.
- A state of nervousness (primarily used in the plural - often with 'the'.)
#:That creepy movie gave me the jitters.
- 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, escalofrÃos (2)
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Verb
en-verb
#intransitive To be nervous.
Synonyms
fidget
fa:jitter
ru:jitter
fi:jitter
vi:jitter
zh:jitter
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