judder

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UK/ˈd͡ʒʌdə/US/ˈd͡ʒʌdɚ/

noun

A spasmodic shaking.

“To judder to a halt”

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Meanings

nounjudder (countable and uncountable, plural judders)

plural judders

  1. countableuncountableA spasmodic shaking.
  2. countableuncountablebroadcastingJerky playback caused by converting between frame rates; telecine judder
verbjudder (third-person singular simple present judders, present participle juddering, simple past and past participle juddered)

present singular third person judders · participle present juddering · participle past juddered · past juddered

  1. intransitiveTo spasm or shake violently.

    Captain McGarrigle, however, seemed to be in trouble. He was breathing stertorously, his throat and chest juddering like those of an asthmatic.

    2000, Mark Gatiss, “chapter 20”, in Last of the Gaderene
  2. intransitiveTo move with a stop-start motion, as if experiencing a strong resistance or when decelerating brusquely.

    To judder to a halt

Synonyms & antonyms

verbshake or vibrate rapidly and intensively

Similar
shake
Broader
vibrate
Also see
flutterrockshakewobble

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian треперене, треперя
  • треперене (treperene)a spasmodic shaking
  • треперя (treperja)to spasm or shake violently
  • вибрирам (vibriram)to spasm or shake violently
Chinese Mandarin 震動 /震动, 震顫 /震颤
  • 震動 /震动 (zhèndòng)a spasmodic shaking
  • 震顫 /震颤 (zhènchàn)a spasmodic shaking
  • 震動 /震动 (zhèndòng)to spasm or shake violently
  • 震顫 /震颤 (zhènchàn)to spasm or shake violently
Czech třes
  • třesa spasmodic shaking
Danish bævren, rysten
  • bævrena spasmodic shaking
  • rystena spasmodic shaking
  • bævreto spasm or shake violently
Dutch schokken
  • schokkento spasm or shake violently
Finnish kouristus, kouristelu
  • kouristusa spasmodic shaking
  • kouristelua spasmodic shaking
  • vavahtelua spasmodic shaking
  • kouristellato spasm or shake violently
  • vavahdellato spasm or shake violently
French secousse, spasme
  • secoussea spasmodic shaking
  • spasmea spasmodic shaking
  • saccadea spasmodic shaking
  • cloniea spasmodic shaking
  • convulsiona spasmodic shaking
  • ébranlementa spasmodic shaking
  • secouerto spasm or shake violently
  • se spasmerto spasm or shake violently
  • se contracterto spasm or shake violently
  • convulsionnerto spasm or shake violently
  • ébranlerto spasm or shake violently
Italian scossa, scrollare
  • scossaa spasmodic shaking
  • scrollareto spasm or shake violently
Polish wstrząs
  • wstrząsa spasmodic shaking
Russian вибра́ция, дрожание
  • вибра́ция (vibrácija)a spasmodic shaking
  • дрожание (drožanije)a spasmodic shaking
  • вибри́ровать (vibrírovatʹ)to spasm or shake violently
  • дрожа́ть (drožátʹ)to spasm or shake violently
  • колеба́ться (kolebátʹsja)to spasm or shake violently
Spanish sacudida, espasmo
  • sacudidaa spasmodic shaking
  • espasmoa spasmodic shaking
  • convulsióna spasmodic shaking
  • estremecimientoa spasmodic shaking
  • sacudirto spasm or shake violently
  • zarandearto spasm or shake violently
  • convulsionarto spasm or shake violently
  • estremecerto spasm or shake violently

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with judder

ruddershudderudderfloodermudderbudderdisbudderdudderpudder
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Cite this entry
APA

judder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/judder

MLA

“judder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/judder. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “judder,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/judder.

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