jitters
ji terz
- n extreme nervousness
- n small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources
- n a small irregular movement
- Last week, as World War II became a reeking reality, radio, the war correspondent, got the jitters.
- STRATEGY WAR GAMES Despite jitters, no one expects a Taiwan invasion scenario because Beijing might rue the outcome.
- Money jitters are back again.