jitter

[US]/'dʒɪtə/
[UK]/'dʒɪtɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. feel nervous or uneasy
Word Forms
Pluraljitters

Phrases & Collocations

nervous jitter

jittery feeling

jittery hands

Example Sentences

I get the jitters before exams.

I always get the jitters before exams.

an anxious student who jittered at any provocation.

The whole city had the jitters from the bombing.

Louise had the pre-wedding jitters so badly she nearly didn’t make it to the church.

The jitter is less than 3ns when the switch breakdown at front edge under the pluse with 400ns risetime, while the jitter shorts to about 1ns under the pulse with 80ns risetime.

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