judder

WOTD - 3 January 2010    

English

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Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdʒʌdə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈdʒʌdɚ/
• Rhymes: -ʌdə(r)

Noun

judder (plural judders)

1. A spasmodic shaking.
2. (television) Jerky playback caused by converting between frame rates; telecine judder

Translations

a spasmodic shaking

Danish: bævren (da) c., rysten (da) c. Finnish: kouristus (fi), kouristelu (fi); vavahtelu (fi) French: secousse (fr), spasme (fr), saccade (fr), clonie (fr), convulsion (fr), ébranlement (fr) Italian: scossa (it)

Polish: wstrząs (pl) m. Russian: вибрация (ru) f., дрожание (ru) n. Simplified Chinese: 震动, 震颤 Spanish: sacudida (es), espasmo (es), convulsión (es), estremecimiento (es)

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To spasm or shake violently.
   • 2000, Mark Gatiss, Last of the Gaderene, chapter 20

     Captain McGarrigle, however, seemed to be in trouble. He was breathing stertorously, his throat and chest juddering like those of an asthmatic.

Translations

to spasm or shake violently

Danish: bævre (da) Finnish: kouristella (fi); vavahdella (fi) French: secouer (fr), se spasmer (fr), se contracter (fr), convulsionner (fr), ébranler (fr) Greenlandic: aalaqqajuppoq (kl)

Italian: scrollare (it) Russian: вибрировать (ru), дрожать (ru), колебаться (ru) Simplified Chinese: 震动, 震颤 Spanish: sacudir (es), zarandear (es), convulsionar (es), estremecer (es)

See also

• shudder