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# jitters

«jitters» in Mova's school dictionary: **A feeling of being very nervous and shaky, especially…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun, plural (the jitters) — informal

### meaning for a pupil

(informal) A feeling of being very nervous and shaky, especially before something important. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitters/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and stories (first-night jitters, exam jitters). Phrases: get the jitters, have the jitters, pre-match jitters.

### examples

- I always get the jitters before a test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitters/#x1)
- She had the jitters on the first day at a new school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitters/#x2)
- The actors had first-night jitters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitters/#x3)
- A deep breath helps calm the jitters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitters/#x4)
- The goalkeeper's jitters made him drop the ball. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitters/#x5)
- Spooky noises gave us the jitters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitters/#x6)

### note

Always plural with the: the jitters. Adjective: jittery. Similar: butterflies in your tummy, nerves.

### In the corpora

- [Two cans means twice the caffeine and more jitters and a bigger crash, not twice the fitness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/13/)
- [Sleep, breakfast and water help a child focus; caffeine more often brings jitters and worry.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/52-energy-drinks-why-theyre-not-for-kids/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «jitters» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/jitters/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.