单词 | jitter |
释义 | jitter[ jit-er ] / ˈdʒɪt ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR jitter ON THESAURUS.COM noun(the) jitters, nervousness; a feeling of fright or uneasiness: Every time I have to make a speech, I get the jitters. fluctuations in the image on a television screen or in copy received by facsimile transmission, caused by interference or by momentary failures of synchronization. verb (used without object)to behave nervously. Origin of jitterFirst recorded 1920–25; variant of chitter “to shiver” (Middle English chiteren ), modification or variant of chatter Words nearby jitterjipijapa, jird, jism, JIT, jitney, jitter, jitterbug, jittery, jiujitsu, jiva, Jívaro Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jitter
British Dictionary definitions for jitterjitter / (ˈdʒɪtə) informal / verb(intr) to be anxious or nervous nounthe jitters nervousness and anxiety electronics small rapid variations in the amplitude or timing of a waveform arising from fluctuations in the voltage supply, mechanical vibrations, etc Word Origin for jitterC20: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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