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jitters
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
jitters
(noun)
jitters
/
ˈ
ʤɪtɚz/
noun
jitters
/
ˈ
ʤɪtɚz/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of JITTERS
the jitters
informal
:
a very nervous feeling
I always get
the jitters
before I have to give a speech. = Having to give a speech gives me (a bad case of)
the jitters
.
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