judder

intr.v., -dered, -der·ing, -ders.

To shake rapidly or spasmodically; vibrate conspicuously: “Edith would watch her wrestling with words, her thin little body juddering with the effort to unlock them” (Anita Brookner).

n.

A rapid or spasmodic shaking.

[Perhaps J(ERK)¹ + (SH)UDDER.]

A shaking or wobbling effect in a video image. See flicker.

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[imitative, probably from shudder]  chiefly Brit.
[v] to shake and vibrate with intensity  the engine stalled and kept juddering
[n] an instance of juddering

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (British) shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively
  Synonym: shake

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - ryste, ruske, bævre
n. - rysten, rusken, bævren

Nederlands (Dutch)
heftig vibreren (stem), schudden, heftige vibratie/trilling

Français (French)
v. intr. - vibrer, trépider
n. - vibration, trépidation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rattern, (mus.) Vibrato
v. - rattern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τράνταγμα πέδησης, κραδασμός (μηχανής κ.λπ.)
v. - τρέμω (σύγκορμος), ριγώ

Italiano (Italian)
sussultare, sussulto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sacudida (f) rápida ou espasmódica
v. - sacudir, vibrar, tremer

Русский (Russian)
(сильная) вибрация, (сильно) вибрировать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - vibrar, trepidar
n. - vibración

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skakning, vibration
v. - skaka, vibrera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
颤抖, 声调急激变化

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 顫抖
n. - 聲調急激變化, 顫抖

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 몹시 흔들리다 , 삐걱 거리다
n. - 이상 진동, 성조의 급격한 변화

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ガタガタ揺れる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) هزات عنيفه (فعل) ارتج, اهتز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הזדעזע, התנודד, רעד‬
n. - ‮הזדעזעות, תנודה‬

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