judder

jud·der  (jdr)

intr.v. jud·dered, jud·der·ing, jud·ders

To shake rapidly or spasmodically; vibrate conspicuously: "Edith would watch her wrestling with words, her thin little body juddering with the effort to unlock them" (Anita Brookner).

n.

A rapid or spasmodic shaking.

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[Perhaps j(erk) + (sh)udder.]

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judder [ˈdʒʌdə] Informal chiefly Brit

vb

(intr) to shake or vibrate

n

1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) abnormal vibration in a mechanical system, esp due to grabbing between friction surfaces, as in the clutch of a motor vehicle

2. a juddering motion

[probably blend of jar² + shudder]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

judder - shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering" shake Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom vibrate - shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner

Translations

judder [ˈdʒʌdəʳ] (Brit)

A. N → vibración f

B. VI → vibrar

judder [ˈdʒʌdə^r] vi (British) [machine, vehicle] → trépider

judder (Brit)

n → Erschütterung f; (in car etc) → Ruckeln nt; to give a judder (car etc) → ruckeln

vi → erzittern; (car etc) → ruckeln; the train juddered to a halt → der Zug kam ruckartig zum Stehen