Zittern — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dither verb To tremble, shake, or shiver.
- frisson noun A sudden surge of excitement.
- oscillate verb To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
- quaver noun A trembling shake.
- quiver noun A case for carrying arrows.
- shiver verb To tremble briefly, usually from cold, fear, or a strong emotion.
- shudder verb To shake briefly, usually from fear, cold, or disgust.
- tremble verb To shake with quick, small movements, often from cold, fear, weakness, or strong emotion.
- trembling noun The act or state of shaking with small, quick movements.
- tremor noun An involuntary shaking movement of the body or a body part.
- trepidation noun A feeling of fear or anxiety about something that is about to happen.
- wobble verb To move unsteadily from side to side, rocking rather than moving smoothly.
Senses
Zittern is used for these senses in English:
- dither (figurative) To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
- frisson A shiver; a thrill.
- jitter A nervous action; a tic.
- jitter (intransitive) To be nervous.
- oscillate (intransitive) To swing back and forth, especially if with a regular rhythm.
- quaver A trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.
- quaver To shake in a trembling manner.
- quiver (intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion.
dither — full definition
- verb To tremble, shake, or shiver.
- verb To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
- verb To do something nervously.
- verb To apply an algorithm to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:
frisson — full definition
- noun A sudden surge of excitement.
- noun A shiver; a thrill.