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# jitters

noun, plural (the jitters) — informal

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

## Everyday

(informal) A feeling of being very nervous and shaky, especially before something important. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitters/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories (first-night jitters, exam jitters). Phrases: get the jitters, have the jitters, pre-match jitters.

### Examples

- I always get the jitters before a test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitters/#x1)
- She had the jitters on the first day at a new school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitters/#x2)
- The actors had first-night jitters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitters/#x3)
- A deep breath helps calm the jitters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitters/#x4)
- The goalkeeper's jitters made him drop the ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitters/#x5)
- Spooky noises gave us the jitters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitters/#x6)

### Note

Always plural with the: the jitters. Adjective: jittery. Similar: butterflies in your tummy, nerves.

## On Mova

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