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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So what is the Warriors' appetite to shake things up this season?—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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But the potential for shaking things up would be there every day.—
Mike Sando,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Until some team wins 500 games in a row and forces the league to shudder for lack of competitive interest or something like that, this will continue to be the case.—
Nick Suss,
The Tennessean,
20 Dec. 2024
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With all the progress in computing, the old dream of achieving optimal morality shuddered awake.—
Sigal Samuel,
Vox,
3 Dec. 2024
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Previously the two were able to disable brakes, honk the horn, jerk the seat belt, and control the steering wheel using a laptop in the back of both a Toyota Prius and Ford Escape.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
28 Dec. 2024
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Dad nodded his approval again and the kid did as instructed, reflexively jerking his hand away as the starter began to churn the 117-cubic inch motor.—
William Roberson,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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It’s composed of rows of TV monitors arranged into a grid (à la Minimalism) and displaying undulating black-and-white patterns that appear to vibrate (à la Op).—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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In another breakthrough, researchers built an ultra-sensitive microphone informed by spider silk, which vibrates with the subtle perturbations of sound waves moving through the air.—
Carlyn Kranking,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Judder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/judder. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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