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juddering

juddering is the present participle and gerund of judder.

Meaning of judder

Verb

judder (third-person singular simple present judders, present participle juddering, simple past and past participle juddered)

  1. (intransitive) To spasm or shake violently.
    • 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
  2. (intransitive) To move with a stop-start motion, as if experiencing a strong resistance or when decelerating brusquely.
    • To judder to a halt

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Words formed from juddering

Questions about juddering

What is juddering the present participle and gerund of?
Juddering is the present participle and gerund of judder.

Words near juddering in the dictionary

  1. Judd's dictum
  2. judder
  3. judder bar
  4. judder bars
  5. juddered
  6. juddering
  7. judderingly
  8. judders
  9. juddery
  10. juddock
  11. juddocks

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