as in to shake
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
the engine began to judder alarmingly just a few miles outside of Brighton
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Recent Examples of judder
Unfortunately for the would-be lesbian lovers on the run, crazy screaming lady — whose raspy yowl ensnares the listener in a juddering time loop — has other ideas.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Feb. 2024
Ayer pumps everything up with a muscular shooting style, big-ass sound design, antsy cutting and a juddering score by David Sardy and Jared Michael Fry that leans into the brooding intensity.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
But as the Israeli military began its bombing campaign of Gaza, the building would judder dangerously with every nearby hit.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
Baxter’s carriage is a horse’s head melded onto a juddering steam engine.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 Feb. 2024
Ayer pumps everything up with a muscular shooting style, big-ass sound design, antsy cutting and a juddering score by David Sardy and Jared Michael Fry that leans into the brooding intensity.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2024
But as the Israeli military began its bombing campaign of Gaza, the building would judder dangerously with every nearby hit.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
Baxter’s carriage is a horse’s head melded onto a juddering steam engine.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for judder
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Over the next few years, a plague of disorder will descend upon America, and maybe the world, shaking everything loose.David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Maybe that’s why World Cups end with the two teams shaking hands, one offering congratulations and the other condolences, and elections don’t.Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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But this year, polls showed a trend that would have made my mother and aunt shudder.Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
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At this point, phrases like ambient computing, ubiquitous computing, and even (shudder) Internet of Things may be zipping and popping around your brain.Sophie Charara, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024
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Your limbs, or even your entire upper body, may jerk or thrash in the process.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Yanking a zipper shut is more likely to break teeth or jerk the slider off the track.Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
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Their windows and tools in their garage often vibrate with the hum of machinery at the nearby well pad.Sean Keane, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Silicone brushes are the safest to use but may not give you as deep of a clean as a vibrating brush.Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Judder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judder. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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