jittered; jittering; jitters
1
: to make continuous fast repetitive movements
2
: to be nervous or act in a nervous way
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Noun
always got the jitters right before a test
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Already, electoral jitters and expectations of further interest rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve have steered investors to retreat to gold, which rallied to a fresh record on Wednesday.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 11 June 2024
The screen jitters each time righteous bloodshed crosses Deva’s mind.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 22 Dec. 2023
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Noun
Uncertainty over election results, which may take days to finalize, added to market jitters, while hopes for a rate cut from the Fed provided a counterbalance.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Already, electoral jitters and expectations of further interest rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve have steered investors to retreat to gold, which rallied to a fresh record on Wednesday.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
Verb
This means polling averages can change by a few decimal places day to day — and probabilities may jitter by around a point, which cascades down into uncertainty in our model.
—G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 11 June 2024
The screen jitters each time righteous bloodshed crosses Deva’s mind.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 22 Dec. 2023
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“Jitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jitter. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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