Definitions

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  • noun an uneasy state; nervousness.

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  • noun Plural form of jitter.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jitter.

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  • noun extreme nervousness

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Examples

  • 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.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1994

  • 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

  • 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.

    China Bulls Run (Away) 2010

  • Carlo Ancelotti said his side are not suffering from title jitters after

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • If there were any title jitters around the Bridge, they were quickly banished as the hosts took control.

    The Times of India 2010

  • If there were any title jitters around the Bridge, they were quickly banished as the hosts took control.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • If there were any title jitters around the Bridge, they were quickly banished as the hosts took control.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • "What you are seeing is end-of-term jitters and fatigue at what has been an extremely difficult parliamentary season."

    ireland.com Breaking News 2010

  • 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

  • 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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