jitters

jit·ter  (jtr)

intr.v. jit·tered, jit·ter·ing, jit·ters

1. To be nervous or uneasy; fidget.

2. To make small quick jumpy movements. The pictures on the wall jitter whenever a truck drives by.

n.

1. A jittering movement; a tic.

2. jitters A fit of nervousness. Often used with the.

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[Perhaps alteration of chitter.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

jitters - extreme nervousness                   heebie-jeebies, screaming meemies jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" nerves, nervousness - an uneasy psychological state; "he suffered an attack of nerves"

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jitters

plural noun nerves, anxiety, butterflies (in your stomach) (informal), nervousness, the shakes (informal), fidgets, cold feet (informal), the willies (informal), tenseness, heebie-jeebies (slang) I had a case of the jitters during my first two speeches.

Translations

jitters [ˈdʒɪtəz] NPL the jitters → el canguelo, los nervios
to get the jitters → ponerse nervioso
to give sb the jitters → poner nervioso a algn
to have the jitters → tener el canguelo, estar nervioso

jitters [ˈdʒɪtə^rz] npl
to get the jitters [person] → avoir la trouille, avoir la frousse

jitters

pl (inf) the jitters → das große Zittern (inf) → or Bibbern (inf); his jitters → sein Bammel m (inf); he had (a bad case of) the jitters about the exam → er hatte wegen der Prüfung das große Zittern (inf); to give somebody the jitters → jdn ganz rappelig machen (inf)

jitters [ˈdʒɪtəz] npl (fam) → fifa fsg
to have the jitters → avere fifa
to get the jitters → prendersi uno spavento