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judder

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈd͡ʒʌdə/
  • General-American: /ˈd͡ʒʌdɚ/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌdə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

A spasmodic shaking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Jerky playback caused by converting between frame rates; telecine judder

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: broadcasting, media, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To spasm or shake violently.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To move with a stop-start motion, as if experiencing a strong resistance or when decelerating brusquely.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • To judder to a halt

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The old engine was juddering

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shake

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vibrate

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: треперене (treperene) — a spasmodic shaking
  • Chinese Mandarin: 震動 /震动 (zhèndòng) — a spasmodic shaking
  • Chinese Mandarin: 震顫 /震颤 (zhènchàn) — a spasmodic shaking
  • Czech: třes — a spasmodic shaking
  • Danish: bævren — a spasmodic shaking
  • Danish: rysten — a spasmodic shaking
  • Finnish: kouristus — a spasmodic shaking
  • Finnish: kouristelu — a spasmodic shaking
  • Finnish: vavahtelu — a spasmodic shaking
  • French: secousse — a spasmodic shaking
  • French: spasme — a spasmodic shaking
  • French: saccade — a spasmodic shaking
  • French: clonie — a spasmodic shaking
  • French: convulsion — a spasmodic shaking
  • French: ébranlement — a spasmodic shaking
  • Italian: scossa — a spasmodic shaking
  • Polish: wstrząs — a spasmodic shaking
  • Russian: вибра́ция (vibrácija) — a spasmodic shaking
  • Russian: дрожание (drožanije) — a spasmodic shaking
  • Spanish: sacudida — a spasmodic shaking
  • Spanish: espasmo — a spasmodic shaking
  • Spanish: convulsión — a spasmodic shaking
  • Spanish: estremecimiento — a spasmodic shaking
  • Bulgarian: треперя (treperja) — to spasm or shake violently
  • Bulgarian: вибрирам (vibriram) — to spasm or shake violently
  • Chinese Mandarin: 震動 /震动 (zhèndòng) — to spasm or shake violently
  • Chinese Mandarin: 震顫 /震颤 (zhènchàn) — to spasm or shake violently
  • Danish: bævre — to spasm or shake violently
  • Dutch: schokken — to spasm or shake violently
  • Finnish: kouristella — to spasm or shake violently
  • Finnish: vavahdella — to spasm or shake violently
  • French: secouer — to spasm or shake violently
  • French: se spasmer — to spasm or shake violently
  • French: se contracter — to spasm or shake violently
  • French: convulsionner — to spasm or shake violently
  • French: ébranler — to spasm or shake violently
  • Greenlandic: aalaqqajuppoq — to spasm or shake violently
  • Italian: scrollare — to spasm or shake violently
  • Russian: вибри́ровать (vibrírovatʹ) — to spasm or shake violently
  • Russian: дрожа́ть (drožátʹ) — to spasm or shake violently
  • Russian: колеба́ться (kolebátʹsja) — to spasm or shake violently
  • Spanish: sacudir — to spasm or shake violently
  • Spanish: zarandear — to spasm or shake violently
  • Spanish: convulsionar — to spasm or shake violently
  • Spanish: estremecer — to spasm or shake violently