jitter

«jitter» in Mova's school dictionary: a nervous, shaky feeling, especially before something… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a jitter, the jitters); verb (jitter, jitters, jittered, jittering)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) The jitters are a nervous, shaky feeling, especially before something important. tree →

2) To jitter is to make small, quick, shaky movements. tree →

3) (computing) Jitter is small, unwanted wobbles in a signal or picture, or in the timing of data. tree →

sense in the lessons

Everyday: «pre-match jitters», «first-day jitters», «exam jitters». Science and computing: jitter in a video or a game connection. It tells the reader someone is nervous or something is shaking.

examples

• I had the jitters before my piano exam. tree →
• First-day jitters are normal at a new school. tree →
• The picture on the screen began to jitter. tree →
• Too much fizzy drink gives him the jitters. tree →
• The online game lagged because of jitter. tree →
• Her hands jittered as she held the trophy. tree →

note

Usually «the jitters» (plural, informal). Adjective: jittery (nervous). Regular verb.

In the corpora

• Two cans means twice the caffeine and more jitters and a bigger crash, not twice the fitness.
• Sleep, breakfast and water help a child focus; caffeine more often brings jitters and worry.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «jitter» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.