jittered
Had the shakes
Jittered is the past tense of jitter, meaning to move or shake with quick, nervous movements.
Something that jittered trembled or vibrated irregularly: The needle jittered across the gauge.
In technical contexts, jittered describes data or signals affected by jitter—small, rapid variations in timing: The jittered frames caused the video to stutter.
Nervously unable to settle
- jumpyNervously reactive to stimuli
- skittishProne to nervous fright
- antsyRestlessly eager or nervous
- twitchyNervously prone to spasms
edgy · on-edge · high-strung · wound-up · keyed-up · restive · flighty · excitable
Involuntary bodily trembling
- quiveringShaking slightly and rapidly
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- tremulousShaky from fear
quaking · wobbly · vibrating · twitching · juddering · pulsating · oscillating · faltering
Fearful of future events
- worriedTroubled by uncertainty
- fearfulFull of fright
- panickyOvercome by sudden fear
- stressedOverwhelmed by pressure
tense · uneasy · concerned · fretful · overwrought · distressed · alarmed · agitated
Was unable to decide
- randomizedArranged by chance
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
- anti-aliasingDigital edge-smoothing technique
scatter · displacement · perturbation · sampling · variation · staggered · distributed · pixel
fidgety
Nervously unable to settle
twitchy · edgy · on-edge · high-strung · wound-up · keyed-up · restive · flighty · excitable · squirmy
shivering
Involuntary bodily trembling
- quiveringShaking slightly and rapidly
- shudderingConvulsive trembling motion
- shakyTrembling or unstable
tremulous · quaking · wobbly · vibrating · twitching · juddering · pulsating · oscillating · faltering · spasmodic
apprehensive
Fearful of future events
stressed · tense · uneasy · concerned · fretful · overwrought · distressed · alarmed · agitated · perturbed
dithered
Was unable to decide
- randomizedArranged by chance
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- offsetCompensate by opposing force
anti-aliasing · scatter · displacement · perturbation · sampling · variation · staggered · distributed · pixel · rendering
jitteredsteady
Fixed, not fluctuating
still · motionless · stable · stationary · immobile
- market jittersInvestor nervousness about prices
- jittery feeling