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# jittery

adjective (jittery; jitterier, jitteriest)

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

## Everyday

(informal) Jittery means nervous and shaky, often because you are worried or have had too much caffeine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jittery/#m1)

### In the lessons

Feelings talk before tests, shows and races; stories; science (caffeine makes people jittery).

### Examples

- I felt jittery before my piano exam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jittery/#x1)
- Too much coffee makes Mum jittery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jittery/#x2)
- The horses were jittery during the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jittery/#x3)
- The new player was jittery in his first match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jittery/#x4)
- Everyone was jittery waiting for the results. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jittery/#x5)
- A deep breath helps when you feel jittery. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jittery/#x6)

### Note

Informal. Noun: the jitters («I've got the jitters»). Similar: nervous, jumpy, on edge.

## On Mova

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