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# jitter

noun (a jitter, the jitters); verb (jitter, jitters, jittered, jittering)

«jitter» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal) The jitters are a nervous, shaky feeling, especially before something important. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitter/#m1)
2. To jitter is to make small, quick, shaky movements. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitter/#m2)
3. (computing) Jitter is small, unwanted wobbles in a signal or picture, or in the timing of data. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitter/#m3)

### In the lessons

Everyday: «pre-match jitters», «first-day jitters», «exam jitters». Science and computing: jitter in a video or a game connection. It tells the reader someone is nervous or something is shaking.

### Examples

- I had the jitters before my piano exam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitter/#x1)
- First-day jitters are normal at a new school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitter/#x2)
- The picture on the screen began to jitter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitter/#x3)
- Too much fizzy drink gives him the jitters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitter/#x4)
- The online game lagged because of jitter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitter/#x5)
- Her hands jittered as she held the trophy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitter/#x6)

### Note

Usually «the jitters» (plural, informal). Adjective: jittery (nervous). Regular verb.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «jitter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«jitter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jitter.html) on Mova free.