Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun an uneasy state; nervousness.
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- noun Plural form of
jitter . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
jitter .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun extreme nervousness
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Examples
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Wednesday but had acted quickly because of what he called jitters in the domestic and world financial markets following Keys's shock resignation earlier on Tuesday.
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And financial jitters from the eurozone crisis had nothing to do with the US slowdown; growth is flagging because both the stimulus and inventory effects are fading.
Krugman vs. me Ezra Klein 2010
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Beyond this, short-term jitters about the direction of government policy have taken hold in Shanghai's sentiment-driven market, bringing down the average A-to-H-share premium.
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Carlo Ancelotti said his side are not suffering from title jitters after
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If there were any title jitters around the Bridge, they were quickly banished as the hosts took control.
The Times of India 2010
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If there were any title jitters around the Bridge, they were quickly banished as the hosts took control.
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If there were any title jitters around the Bridge, they were quickly banished as the hosts took control.
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"What you are seeing is end-of-term jitters and fatigue at what has been an extremely difficult parliamentary season."
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Adding to our jitters will be a TV bombardment of such time-worn horror films as Frankenstein, Dracula and Night of the Living Dead.
Dan Dorfman: More Than Those Autumn Leaves Could Fall Dan Dorfman 2010
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I attribute that to jitters, which is certainly understandable, given the anticipation that surrounded this showdown.
Michael Smerconish: The Debate is Over: Santorum for Pennsylvania 2008
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