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noun

Definition of judderingnext
chiefly British
as in rocking

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juddering

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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

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  1. shaking
  2. vibrating
  3. oscillation
Verb
  • Navajo Nation Council Delegate Carl Slater was shaking his head at the four states' objections.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Strong to very strong shaking was felt near the earthquake's epicenter, according to a USGS intensity map, with Carson City and Reno seeing light to moderate shaking.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of shaking
Verb
  • Together, their inversion of Afro-Portuguese rhythms fill the mind with images of sweltering deserts, humid forests, and of course, the vibrating walls of the club, morphing and expanding ever outward into something new.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Not literal strings, of course — but tiny loops or snippets of vibrating energy.
    Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of vibrating
Noun
  • Another theory posits that the wiggling of Alfvén waves, oscillations in the Sun’s magnetic field that penetrate into the corona and turn back on themselves, can also inject energy into the solar wind.
    ByHannah Richter, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The remote control has five buttons on it to control power, the timer, speed, oscillation, and the nighttime setting.
    Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of oscillation
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