juddering 1 of 2

noun

Definition of judderingnext
chiefly British
as in rocking

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

juddering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of judder, chiefly British
as in shaking
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements the engine began to judder alarmingly just a few miles outside of Brighton

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for juddering
  1. shaking
  2. vibrating
  3. oscillation
Verb
  • Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In the video, a terrified Archie can be seen frozen, staring and shaking.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of shaking
Verb
  • Not literal strings, of course—but tiny loops or snippets of vibrating energy.
    — Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Because everything is moving, everything vibrating in one great dance that is the act of becoming.
    — Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of vibrating
Noun
  • Those ripples, or bubbles, are known as baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO).
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The rapid oscillations allow for more precise timekeeping, as the watch can divide time into smaller increments.
    — Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of oscillation
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

juddered
juddering
judders
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Juddering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juddering. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

The Difference Between 'i.e.' and 'e.g.'

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Words You Always Have to Look Up

Democracy or Republic: What's the difference?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Top 10 Sophisticated Insults

Flower Etymologies For Your Spring Garden

More Words with Remarkable Origins

Terroir, Oenophile, & Magnum: Ten Words About Wine

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments
See More

Popular

See More

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

Top 10 Sophisticated Insults

Flower Etymologies For Your Spring Garden
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
burrowing owl athene cunicularia tilts its head outside its burrow on marco island florida
Guess the Curious Origins of These Everyday Words Oh, that’s where that comes from…
See All