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jittering

jittering is the present participle and gerund of jitter.

Meaning of jitter

Verb

jitter (third-person singular simple present jitters, present participle jittering, simple past and past participle jittered)

  1. (intransitive) To be nervous.
  2. (data visualization) To position data points randomly to avoid visual overlap.

See all 7 meanings of jitter

Noun

jittering (plural jitterings)

  1. The act or motion of one who jitters.
    • The Trout (Die Forelle) was horribly knackering to perform with its continuous high energy and light convulsive jitterings, which covered the entire stage space.2006, Liz Aggiss, Billy Cowie, Anarchic Dance

Forms of jittering

pluraljitterings

Questions about jittering

What does jittering mean?
Jittering means the act or motion of one who jitters.
What is jittering the present participle and gerund of?
Jittering is the present participle and gerund of jitter.
What part of speech is jittering?
Jittering is a noun.
What is the plural of jittering?
The plural of jittering is jitterings.

Words near jittering in the dictionary

  1. jittered
  2. jitterier
  3. jitteriest
  4. jitterily
  5. jitteriness
  6. jittering
  7. jitteringly
  8. jitterings
  9. jitterless
  10. jitterplot
  11. jitterplots

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