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judder

/ˈdʒʌdə(r)/verb

उच्चारण जडर

झटके खाना, ज़ोर से हिलना-काँपना

Core word

verb
  1. 1

    [I] especially British

    (of a vehicle or machine) to shake violently

    झटके खाना, ज़ोर से हिलना-काँपना

    • The bus juddered to a halt at the crossing.
    • The old washing machine juddered across the floor.
    • The scooter juddered as it climbed the slope.
    + 2 more examples
    • The train juddered violently before it stopped.
    • The old lift juddered all the way to the top floor.

    Synonyms shake vibrate jolt shudder

noun
  1. 1

    [C, usually sing.] especially British

    a strong shaking movement

    झटका, कंपन

    • The train stopped with a judder.
    • The old engine gave a judder and then went silent.
    • The truck came to a stop with a loud judder.
    + 2 more examples
    • There was a judder in the steering when the brakes were pressed.
    • I felt a judder pass through the floor.

    Synonyms jolt shudder vibration

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

judder (verb, intransitive)

Of a vehicle or machine, judder means to shake violently, usually with a rough, repeated movement; it takes no object.

वाहन या मशीन के लिए 'judder' का अर्थ ज़ोर से और बार-बार काँपना है; इसका कोई object नहीं होता।

  • The old scooter juddered as it climbed the slope.
  • The washing machine juddered during the spin cycle.

judder + adverb / preposition

A direction word shows how the movement ends: judder to a halt, judder along, judder over.

दिशा बताने वाला शब्द गति का रूप दिखाता है: judder to a halt, judder along, judder over।

  • The train juddered to a halt outside the station.
  • The tractor juddered over the rough field.

a judder (noun)

As a noun, a judder is a strong shaking movement; it is countable and often used after give or with.

Noun के रूप में 'judder' तेज़ काँपने वाली गति है; यह countable है और प्रायः give या with के साथ आता है।

  • The engine gave a judder and stopped.
  • The bus stopped with a judder.

judder (British usage)

Judder is chiefly British; American speakers usually say shudder or shake for a machine.

'Judder' मुख्यतः British शब्द है; American लोग मशीन के लिए प्रायः shudder या shake कहते हैं।

  • The lorry juddered to the side of the road.
+Collocations 5

judder + to a halt / stop

judder to a haltjudder to a stopjudder into lifejudder forward

  • The old bus juddered into life on the cold morning.

adverb + judder

violentlyslightlynoisilysuddenlyalarmingly

  • The aircraft juddered alarmingly in the storm.

subject + judder

carliftenginewheelstrain

  • The lift juddered and then stopped between floors.

noun + judder

a slighta suddena violenta brake

  • A slight judder warned the driver about the worn brakes.

judder + noun phrase

judder with a thudjudder in the windjudder under load

  • The old truck juddered under the heavy load.
“More examples 6
  • The engine juddered when Aman turned the key on a cold morning.

ठंडी सुबह जब अमन ने चाबी घुमाई तो इंजन झटके खाने लगा।

  • With a judder, the metro came to a stop.

झटके के साथ मेट्रो रुक गई।

  • The old fan juddered and then fell silent.

पुराना पंखा हिला और फिर शांत हो गया।

  • She felt the whole bus judder as it crossed the railway line.

रेलवे लाइन पार करते समय उसने महसूस किया कि पूरी बस काँप उठी।

  • The brakes began to judder at high speed.

तेज़ गति पर ब्रेक झटके देने लगे।

  • The plane juddered as it passed through the clouds.

बादलों के बीच से गुज़रते समय विमान झटके खाने लगा।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The engine juddered the whole bus.

✓ The engine made the whole bus judder.

Judder is intransitive; a causative sense needs make plus an infinitive.

'Judder' अकर्मक है; कारण बताने के लिए make + infinitive का प्रयोग होता है।

✗ The train juddered to halt.

✓ The train juddered to a halt.

The fixed phrase is to a halt, with the article.

स्थिर वाक्यांश 'to a halt' है, उसमें article आवश्यक है।