jitters

«jitters» in Mova's school dictionary: A feeling of being very nervous and shaky, especially… — 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, plural (the jitters) — informal

meaning for a pupil

(informal) A feeling of being very nervous and shaky, especially before something important. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and stories (first-night jitters, exam jitters). Phrases: get the jitters, have the jitters, pre-match jitters.

examples

• I always get the jitters before a test. tree →
• She had the jitters on the first day at a new school. tree →
• The actors had first-night jitters. tree →
• A deep breath helps calm the jitters. tree →
• The goalkeeper's jitters made him drop the ball. tree →
• Spooky noises gave us the jitters. tree →

note

Always plural with the: the jitters. Adjective: jittery. Similar: butterflies in your tummy, nerves.

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 «jitters» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.