jittery
/ˈdʒɪtəri/adjective
उच्चारण जिटरी
घबराया हुआ, बेचैन
Core word
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informal
anxious and nervous
घबराया हुआ, बेचैन
- Radhika felt jittery before her interview.
- Investors are jittery about rising oil prices.
- Too much coffee made him jittery.
+ 2 more examples
- The students were jittery on the morning of the results.
- Markets were jittery after the sudden announcement.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be / feel jittery
Jittery is an adjective that follows be, feel, seem or get; it describes a nervous, unsettled state.
'Jittery' adjective है जो be, feel, seem या get के बाद आता है और घबराई हुई, अस्थिर स्थिति बताता है।
- Radhika felt jittery before the results.
- He seemed jittery all morning.
jittery about / over sth
Use about or over to say what causes the nervousness.
घबराहट का कारण बताने के लिए 'about' या 'over' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The students were jittery about the surprise test.
jittery + noun
It can also come before a noun, including a market, a hand or a mood.
यह noun से पहले भी आ सकता है, जैसे market, hand या mood के साथ।
- Jittery investors sold their shares quickly.
- Her jittery hands spilt the tea.
comparative: more jittery / jitterier
The usual comparative is more jittery; jitterier is possible but rarer.
सामान्य comparative 'more jittery' है; 'jitterier' संभव है पर कम प्रचलित।
- The longer the wait, the more jittery she became.
+Collocations 4
adverb + jittery
a bitslightlyincreasinglyvisiblyextremely
- The candidate looked visibly jittery in the waiting room.
verb + jittery
feelgetgrowseemmake sb
- Too much coffee makes me jittery.
jittery + noun
nervesinvestorsmarketmoodhands
- Jittery nerves kept him awake the night before.
jittery + preposition
aboutoverbeforeat the thought of
- He was jittery at the thought of speaking in public.
“More examples 5
- The whole city was jittery after the earthquake warning.
भूकंप की चेतावनी के बाद पूरा शहर घबराया हुआ था।
- Aman felt jittery as he waited outside the principal's room.
प्रधानाचार्य के कमरे के बाहर प्रतीक्षा करते हुए अमन बेचैन महसूस कर रहा था।
- Jittery traders reacted quickly to the budget news.
घबराए हुए व्यापारियों ने बजट की खबर पर तुरंत प्रतिक्रिया दी।
- The horse was jittery in the noisy crowd.
शोर करती भीड़ में घोड़ा बेचैन था।
- I get jittery when I drink strong coffee late at night.
रात को देर से कड़क कॉफ़ी पीने पर मैं बेचैन हो जाता हूँ।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She was jittery from the interview.
✓ She was jittery about the interview.
Use about or over for the cause of nervousness, not from.
घबराहट के कारण के लिए 'about' या 'over' आता है, 'from' नहीं।
✗ He felt jitterily before the match.
✓ He felt jittery before the match.
After a linking verb like feel, use an adjective, not an adverb.
Feel जैसी linking verb के बाद adjective आता है, adverb नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Jittery, nervous and anxious all describe worry, but jittery is more physical and more temporary.
Jittery, nervous और anxious सभी चिंता बताते हैं, पर jittery अधिक शारीरिक और अस्थायी होता है।
Restless and shaky because of nerves or too much caffeine; usually short-lived.
घबराहट या अधिक कैफ़ीन से बेचैन और काँपता हुआ; प्रायः थोड़ी देर का।
- She was jittery before the viva.
The general word for feeling afraid or worried about something that will happen.
आने वाली बात के डर या चिंता का सामान्य शब्द।
- He was nervous about the interview.
Deeper, longer worry that may continue for days.
अधिक गहरी और लंबी चिंता जो कई दिन तक रह सकती है।
- Parents were anxious about the result.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
To have the jitters means to feel very nervous before something important.
Have the jitters का अर्थ है किसी महत्वपूर्ण काम से पहले बहुत घबराहट महसूस करना।