judder

Shake with vibration

Judder is a shaking or vibrating motion, especially one that's rapid and irregular.

The word is chiefly British, describing mechanical vibration in vehicles or machinery: The car juddered to a halt.

It also works for human trembling: Her voice juddered with cold.

As a noun: a judder ran through the fuselage.

American English more often uses shudder or vibrate.

physical

tremble

Shake from fear

  • shakeTrembling or blended treat
  • quiverTrembling or arrow case
  • shiverInvoluntary trembling sensation

tremor · vibrate · quake · wobble · jolt · convulse · spasm · pulsate · flutter · rock

mechanical

vibration

Rapid oscillating movement

  • shakeTrembling or blended treat
  • joltAbrupt forceful shake
  • shakingRapid involuntary movement

oscillation · gearbox · clutch · torque · engine · resonance · damping · friction · drivetrain · coupling

cinematic

flicker

Unsteady, brief light

stuttering · lag · artifact · playback · tearing · jerkiness · strobing · skipping · glitch · buffering

visceral

revulsion

Intense physical disgust

  • disgustIntense physical aversion
  • horrorExtreme fear or disgust
  • chillCold sensation or relaxation

dread · goosebumps · spine-tingling · creepy · unsettling · recoil · flinch · wince · squirm · cringe

Categories
Opposites
motion quality

judderglide

Move with effortless continuity

smooth · flow · steady · slide · cruise

stability

judderstillness

Complete lack of motion

calm · steady · motionless · still · stable

Family

juddering, judders, juddered

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G