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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

  1. verb To tremble, shake, or shiver.
  2. verb To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
  3. verb To do something nervously.
  4. verb To apply an algorithm to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:

frisson — full definition

  1. noun A sudden surge of excitement.
  2. noun A shiver; a thrill.

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