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countable and uncountable, plural judders
A spasmodic shaking. examples
(television) Jerky playback caused by converting between frame rates; telecine judder examples
third-person singular simple present judders, present participle juddering, simple past and past participle juddered
(intransitive) To spasm or shake violently. quotations examples
Captain McGarrigle, however, seemed to be in trouble. He was breathing stertorously, his throat and chest juddering like those of an asthmatic.
2000, Mark Gatiss, “chapter 20”, in Last of the Gaderene
(intransitive) To move with a stop-start motion, as if experiencing a strong resistance or when decelerating brusquely. examples