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

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

Video quality is fine but not great, and attempting to film in 4K produces some noticeable judder.

From The Verge ● Sep. 2, 2022

There was, medics said, a "slight judder" felt in the operating theatre, and a cheer erupted in the room.

From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2020

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 crawls along; it judders past warehouses and water towers, bridges and sheds, past modest Victorian houses, their backs turned squarely to the track.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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

On a recent weekday, a Gold Line train juddered slightly as it navigated around a curve west of the Sierra Madre Villa station, in an area where five of the crashes have taken place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2019

All users had to do was dial up a number on the keyboard, then follow instructions that juddered out in black and white across the screen.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2012

The car juddered to a full stop and tilted off to the right, a cloud of dust rising beyond the window.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

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

Now, though, the arrow twitched; it appeared to stutter, juddering back and forth—and then began to spin, slowly and then faster, until it was vibrating in her hand.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell