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jit·ter

 (jĭt′ər)
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.
3.
a. An unwanted variation in an electronic or optical signal.
b. An unwanted variation in the arrival times of a sequence of data packets over a digital network.
[Perhaps alteration of chitter.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.jitters - extreme nervousnessjitters - 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.
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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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

jitters

[ˈdʒɪtərz] npl
to get the jitters [person] → avoir la trouille, avoir la frousse
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

jitters

[ˈdʒɪtəz] npl (fam) → fifa fsg
to have the jitters → avere fifa
to get the jitters → prendersi uno spavento
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

jitters

n. [slang] nerviosidad.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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