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jitters

/ˈd͡ʒɪtɚz/

jitters is the plural of jitter.

jitters is the third-person singular simple present indicative of jitter.

Meaning of jitter

Noun (1)

jitter (countable and uncountable, plural jitters)

  1. A nervous action; a tic.
  2. (in plural, often, with-definite-article) A state of nervousness.
    • That creepy movie gave me the jitters.
  3. An abrupt and unwanted variation of one or more signal characteristics.
    • Now you have mirror-clear TV without picture flopover, jitter, tear!1956, LIFE, volume 41, number 11, page 41
  4. (data visualization) A random positioning of data points to avoid visual overlap.

Noun (2)

jitter (plural jitters)

  1. A program or routine that performs jitting; a just-in-time compiler.

See all 7 meanings of jitter

Phrases with jitters

Words that rhyme with jitters

Questions about jitters

What is jitters the plural of?
Jitters is the plural of jitter.
How do you pronounce jitters?
Jitters is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɪtɚz/ (US).

Words near jitters in the dictionary

  1. jitteringly
  2. jitterings
  3. jitterless
  4. jitterplot
  5. jitterplots
  6. jitters
  7. jittersome
  8. jittery
  9. jitties
  10. jitting
  11. jitty

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