judder
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Synonyms for judder
Synonyms: Verb
agitate, bucket, convulse, jerk, jiggle, joggle, jolt, jounce, quake, quiver, shake, shudder, vibrate, wobble (also wabble)
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Examples of judder in a Sentence
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the engine began to judder alarmingly just a few miles outside of BrightonRecent Examples on the Web: Verb
Trump allies seized on Mueller's at times juddering performance, tweeting out a range of derogatory assessments, ranging from the critical to the cruel. — Author: Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, "‘A very good day’: Trump and allies claim victory in Mueller’s performance," 25 July 2019 As the train juddered through the Bulgarian countryside, Javed, fighting a mild fever, lay on his back and went over his plans. — Matthew Wolfe, Harper's magazine, "Without a Trace," 10 Feb. 2019 In particular, the GMC’s adaptive-damping suspension felt a little behind, failing to contain transient wheel juddering after hitting uneven surface. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "A Luxury Truck Showdown: Ram 1500 vs. GMC Sierra," 11 Oct. 2018 Bikes judder around so violently that water bottles jump out of their cages and chains hop off the gears. — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, "The Biggest Booby-Trap at the Tour de France: Cobblestone Roads," 13 July 2018 The cracks had formed as the ice skidded and juddered over a subglacial mountain. — National Geographic, "The West Antarctic Ice Sheet Seems to Be Good at Collapsing," 13 June 2018 Only with the juddering transition to democracy could Russia begin the gradual acquisition of collective self-knowledge. — Christian Caryl, New Republic, "How Russia's democratic hopes gave way to repressive nationalism.," 27 Oct. 2017 Many copulating pairs engage in a juddering movement—tap-dancing with eight or more legs. — Constance Casey, Slate Magazine, "Scorpions Have Been Maligned in the Trump Era," 14 Aug. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Ride quality is generally compliant with the standard steel-spring suspension, but there can be some hard hits on rough pavement and some chassis judder with the top down. — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "2017 Mercedes-Benz Cabriolet: Chic elegance for endless summer," 15 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'judder.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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