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    jittery
    /ˈdʒɪt(ə)ri/

    adjective

    • 1. nervous or unable to relax: "caffeine makes me jittery"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishJITTERY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. informal uk / ˈdʒɪt. ə r.i / us / ˈdʒɪt̬.ɚ.i / Add to word list. nervous: He felt all jittery before the interview. shaking and slightly uncontrolled: I get really jittery if I drink too much coffee. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anxious and worried. (all) hot and bothered idiom. aflutter. agitated. angsty. anxious.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryJITTERY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. informal us / ˈdʒɪt̬.ɚ.i / uk / ˈdʒɪt. ə r.i / Add to word list. nervous: He felt all jittery before the interview. shaking and slightly uncontrolled: I get really jittery if I drink too much coffee. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Anxious and worried. (all) hot and bothered idiom. aflutter. agitated. angsty. anxious.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › jitteryJittery Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : suffering from the jitters. 2. : marked by jittering movements. jitteriness. ˈji-tə-rē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. excitable. fiddle-footed. flighty. fluttery. high-strung. hyperactive. hyperexcitable. hyperkinetic. jumpy. nervous. skittery. skittish. spasmodic. spooky.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › jitteryJittery - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Jittery can describe jerky or nervous actions. If you consume a lot of caffeine, you might appear jittery. If a running back is darting around quickly and unpredictably, making herky-jerky movements, he's jittery. Also, jittery applies to people who feel nervous or tense.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › jitteryJITTERY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Jittery definition: extremely tense and nervous; jumpy. See examples of JITTERY used in a sentence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › jitteryJittery - definition of jittery by The Free Dictionary

    jit·ter·y. (jĭt′ə-rē) adj. jit·ter·i·er, jit·ter·i·est. 1. Having or feeling nervous unease: a jittery vigil in the dark. 2. Marked by jittering movements: a jittery ride over rough terrain. jit′ter·i·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishJITTERY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If someone is jittery, they feel nervous or are behaving nervously. [informal] International investors have become jittery about the country's economy. [ + about] Synonyms: nervous, anxious, jumpy, twitchy [informal] More Synonyms of jittery. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishjittery adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of jittery adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishjittery adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    nervous easily worried or frightened; anxious about something or afraid of something: She has a nervous temperament. I felt really nervous about meeting him. See also the entry for worried .

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishJITTERY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    adjective. uk / ˈdʒɪt ə ri / us. Add to word list. nervous: She gets quite jittery about exams. (Definition of jittery from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of jittery. in Chinese (Traditional) 緊張不安的, 心煩意亂的, 顫抖的，搖搖晃晃的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 紧张不安的, 心烦意乱的, 颤抖的，摇摇晃晃的… See more. in Spanish.