jitters
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈdʒɪtərz/
- Informal
- And, you know, all the experience doing theater all those years and having those opening night jitters helped, I think, prepare me for that.
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Watch on YouTubeDespite my schoolboy jitters, A loose spread of dealers preserved corners.
- Despite my schoolboy jitters, A loose spread of dealers preserved corners.
- Maybe you have a different teacher and boom, all of a sudden you have the test jitters.
Examples
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A FEW PRE-SHOW JITTERS, PERHAPS?
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So you get the effect of kneeling out any of the jitters, and it works pretty well.
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Despite my schoolboy jitters, A loose spread of dealers preserved corners.
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Before her big presentation, she felt the familiar jitters that always came with speaking in front of a crowd.
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He took a deep breath to calm his jitters before stepping onto the stage at the talent show.
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Even after years of experience, the athlete still experienced jitters before the championship game.
Synonyms
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3.5
A worried, nervous feeling that makes you unable to relax
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1.0
A feeling of being nervous about possible problems
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3.4
A feeling of being nervous or calm when under pressure
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2.7
A feeling of being worried or anxious
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4.4
A feeling of fear or worry that something bad may happen
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8.1
A feeling of fear or worry about something that may happen
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4.4
A feeling of worry and not being relaxed
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9.9
A strong nervous or scared feeling that makes you feel uneasy
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4.1
A quick nervous feeling in your chest when you are excited
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3.8
A feeling of worry and nervousness before an event or about the future
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6.9
A feeling of nervousness that makes you shake or move a lot
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6.0
A nervous, restless state when a person makes small sudden movements
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9.9
A sudden strong fear that makes you feel very upset
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5.9
Being nervous and easily scared by small noises or movements
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8.8
A feeling of nervousness that makes your hands or voice shake
A feeling of nervous excitement in your stomach before an important event
Antonyms
How Nervous
Surface Forms
Morphology
jitters = jitter (transparent) = jitter + s
The noun 'jitters' is the regular plural/collective form of 'jitter' meaning nervous agitation, so the meaning is directly derived from the base word.
Etymology
Jitters likely comes from the verb jitter, which means 'to shake' or 'tremble', and you can see the same root in jittery. So the jitters are that shaky, nervous feeling you get before an important event.