choppy
Like turbulent waters
Choppy describes something broken into short, irregular segments.
Choppy water has small, rough waves that make for an uncomfortable boat ride.
Choppy prose lacks smooth transitions between ideas.
A choppy signal cuts in and out.
The helicopter hit choppy air over the mountains.
The word suggests disruption of what should flow continuously.
Cured meat snack
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- lurchingMoving unsteadily, abruptly
- joltingShaking with sudden force
- jitteryAnxiously restless
unsteady · bouncing · shuddering · stuttering · juddering · irregular · fitful · spasmodic
Involuntary speech repetition
- stutteringInvoluntary speech disfluency
- haltingMarked by hesitation
- hesitantSlow to act
- falteringBecoming unsteady or weak
stumbling · broken · stilted · garbled · mumbled · fragmented · staccato · clipped
Short, separated note style
- syncopatedRhythmically accent-shifted
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
disjointed · erratic · stop-start · fragmented · stilted · halting · arrhythmic · off-beat
Uneven in surface
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- bumpyUneven in surface
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
ragged · coarse · ridged · rutted · pitted · broken · unsmooth · turbulent
Foam-topped breaking waves
- swellsEnlarges or billows
- breakersWaves that collapse shoreward
- surfWaves near shore
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
spray · foam · spume · crests · troughs · surge · wake · squall
Severs or reduces
- jump cutsAbrupt temporal film transitions
- splicedBound by interweaving
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- disjointedLacking orderly sequence
jarring · abrupt · staccato · montage · transitions · pacing · sequences · footage
jerky
Cured meat snack
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- lurchingMoving unsteadily, abruptly
- joltingShaking with sudden force
jittery · unsteady · bouncing · shuddering · stuttering · juddering · irregular · fitful · spasmodic · halting
stammering
Involuntary speech repetition
- stutteringInvoluntary speech disfluency
- haltingMarked by hesitation
- hesitantSlow to act
faltering · stumbling · broken · stilted · garbled · mumbled · fragmented · staccato · clipped · abrupt
staccato
Short, separated note style
- syncopatedRhythmically accent-shifted
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- brokenDamaged beyond function
uneven · disjointed · erratic · stop-start · fragmented · stilted · halting · arrhythmic · off-beat · punctuated
rough
Uneven in surface
jagged · ragged · coarse · ridged · rutted · pitted · broken · unsmooth · turbulent · rippled
whitecaps
Foam-topped breaking waves
waves · spray · foam · spume · crests · troughs · surge · wake · squall · gusts
cuts
Severs or reduces
- jump cutsAbrupt temporal film transitions
- splicedBound by interweaving
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
disjointed · jarring · abrupt · staccato · montage · transitions · pacing · sequences · footage · clipped
- marine weathermarine weather, storm warning, gale warning, shipping forecast, small craft advisory
- breathingbreathing, inhalation, breath, exhalation, breathe
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- malfunctionsbroken, defective, glitch, faulty, error
- tech problemsbug, paper jam, low ink, dropped calls, bugs
- writing stylesformal, informal, minimalism, maximalism, concise
- pork chopCut from a pig
- chop downCut until it topples
- chop upCut into pieces
- chopping blockSurface for cutting meat
- chopped upCut into fragments
- chop sueyMixed vegetable stir-fry