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to judder

to judder

1 8.4
Shake quickly and strongly, often making a loud noise
  • verb
  • /ˈdʒʌdər/
  • UK
translation icon : vibrar
  • A few juddering moving sobs, and dies.
  • juddered to a halt

Examples

  • As the phone continues to ring and vibrate the table, these items judder along the canal, an inch at a time.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • And her chin is juddering and her eyes, her pupils are actually black, You know, it's just a total look of terror.

  • Feeling a little like ice in a cocktail shaker, we juddered our way into the city.

    Blog text (3)

  • I watched the curve of the rod swaying and juddering above our heads as he tried to control the fight.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Loose bumper juddering aggressively.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The ho-crawl juddered forward, bucking once as its wheels jolted onto the metalling of the main road.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • There was a near-silent ticking of small gears, and the fiat gilded feet took a juddering step, then another.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The bus juddered as it hit a pothole on the bumpy road.

  • As the engine struggled, the car juddered violently before finally starting.

  • When the train came to an abrupt stop, it juddered, shaking all the passengers.

Synonyms

to shake
vsto judder
916 1.0

To move quickly from side to side or up and down

is more intense, noisy, and faster, focused on strong mechanical motion
to jerk
vsto judder
217 2.0

To move something suddenly and sharply

is a sustained rapid movement with loud noise rather than one quick action
to rattle
vsto judder
151 2.2

To shake something so it makes short, sharp noises

is similar but emphasizes loud continuous rapid movement rather than separate bangs
to vibrate
vsto judder
91 2.8

To make very small, quick moves back and forth

is louder and more violent than this small rapid motion
to wobble
vsto judder
40 3.8

To move or shake unsteadily from side to side

is quicker, stronger, and louder than the slow irregular side to side motion
to jolt
vsto judder
15 3.7

To move in a sudden, rough way

is a repeated intense noisy motion rather than a single abrupt movement
to waver
vsto judder
12 4.8

To move or shake in a slight, unsteady way

is more forceful, faster, and produces loud mechanical noise rather than a gentle tremble
to quake
vsto judder
8 4.2

To shake because of fear, cold or strong movement

is usually smaller, mechanical, and noisier rather than broad natural movement
to convulse
vsto judder
8 7.8

Shake hard and without control because of illness, a strong feeling, or a hit

is mechanical and repetitive rather than bodily or emotional uncontrollable movement
to wabble
vsto judder
8.9

To move unsteadily from side to side

is mainly a noisy fast motion, not a gentle side to side motion

Antonyms

to calm
962 1.0

Make a person or animal less upset

to stabilize
  • US
197 3.7

To make something steady so it stops moving or falling

How Violent

to judder
  • UK
1 8.4
to jolt
15 3.7
to shake
916 1.0
tremble
23 2.7
to vibrate
91 2.8

Surface Forms

judder infinitive
juddered past
juddered past participle
juddering present participle
judders third person singular

Etymology

Judder is probably related to familiar words like shudder and jolt, all coming from the idea 'to shake'. A helpful image is a loud, quick 'shake' that makes things rattle, and that's why judder means to shake or vibrate strongly, often making a loud noise.