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jud⋅der

[juhd-er] Chiefly British
–verb (used without object)
1. to vibrate violently: an old automobile with a clutch that judders.
–noun
2. a state or instance of juddering.

Origin:
1930–35; perh. j(olt) + (sh)udder
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jud·der   (jŭd'ər)   
intr.v.   jud·dered, jud·der·ing, jud·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.]
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