judder

When we are out of sync, he says, we experience it as a kind of judder or twinge of social discomfort which “is your brain working a little harder to fix predictions that are wrong.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

Faces old and young watch the road, sitting atop piles of furniture, firewood, cookers and air conditioning units that judder precariously as the vehicles weave through traffic on their way to Afghanistan.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2023

AR use was at times visually busy: insects and starbursts appeared tangential to the action, and there were a few instances of slight judder.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

It is impossible not to be intrigued by all of those possibilities, to feel the slightest judder of anticipation at what is to come.

From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2021

The muted thunder of the plumbing—she had not noticed it begin—ceased with a judder that shook the air.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

After the recent IMF meetings, where central bankers vied to deliver hawkish messages, concerns are that policy screws will be tightened to an extent that growth judders to a halt.

From Reuters ● Apr. 25, 2022

No More Heroes 3 can’t hold anywhere near a solid 30fps when you’re driving your bike around the city — the constant hitches and judders honestly made me feel a little nauseous at points.

From The Verge ● Aug. 27, 2021

Apple told me that’s because it wants the interface and games to run as smoothly as possible; it’s found that the interface judders at 30Hz.

From The Verge ● Sep. 21, 2017

The shock of the cannon judders through the old boat.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2013

The train judders off, and in seconds we’re pulling into Witney station and people start jostling one another for position, folding newspapers and packing away tablets and e-readers as they prepare to disembark.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

The old stadium was a seething mass of orange, barely a seat to be had, and it rocked and juddered as United found their rhythm.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2022

On the fringes of Sao Paulo, the hard-bitten suburb of Santo Andre was already a major manufacturing center by the time Hummes first juddered into town, a newly minted bishop in a dilapidated old car.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2022

I cemented my future place among the former as I juddered down the hill, my tender toes slamming into the fronts of my shoes.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2021

The picture panels in the porch door juddered when she slammed it behind her.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 21, 2019

It felt like that: the earth juddered, and Mr. Dandy fell, would have fallen into the darkness, but he caught hold of the fallen headstone, threw his arms about it and locked on.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

They were there to rally in support of the nationwide SAG-AFTRA actors strike that, together with an ongoing writer’s strike, has brought many TV and film productions juddering to a halt this summer.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2023

We could talk about the juddering guitar noise that closes the track like somebody spilled hot water in the studio.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2023

It’s nice to see all of those wonderful actors, but that enjoyment is tempered by the feeling that they’re interchangeable parts in a machine that is juddering along past its warranty date.

From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

A juddering, disorientating slice of synthpop, it was inspired by the siege Azovstal, and the civilians who defended the town's steel works.

From BBC ● May 12, 2023

Smoke rose into the sky in great, juddering pillars.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann