Antonyms for jitters


Grammar : Noun
Spell : jit-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɪt ər


Definition of jitters

Origin :
  • "extreme nervousness," 1925, American English, perhaps an alteration of dialectal chitter "tremble, shiver," from Middle English chittern "to twitter, chatter."
  • noun nervousness
  • noun nervous restlessness
Example sentences :
  • The police might tell her she had been seized with a plain case of jitters.
  • Extract from : « The Crystal Ball » by Roy J. Snell
  • Ive had the jitters ever since those fellows got away again.
  • Extract from : « The Adventure Girls at K Bar O » by Clair Blank
  • But all this didn't justify a case of jitters in the "basket room."
  • Extract from : « I'll Kill You Tomorrow » by Helen Huber
  • A stiff jolt of elderberry wine drove off the jitters and reasoning returned.
  • Extract from : « The Shining Cow » by Alex James
  • The whole earth had the jitters because of the apparently inevitable trial of strength between its two most gigantic powers.
  • Extract from : « Operation Terror » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • “Fellows, just because we found a cash box is no reason for working up a high-grade case of the jitters,” the Cub leader said.
  • Extract from : « Dan Carter and the Money Box » by Mildred A. Wirt
  • Finding that box of money and having it in our possession, has given us all a case of the jitters.
  • Extract from : « Dan Carter and the Money Box » by Mildred A. Wirt
  • And Freddy Farmer's lie had touched off the jitters a little bit, anyway.
  • Extract from : « Dave Dawson on the Russian Front » by R. Sidney Bowen
  • And when your enemy starts getting the jitters, there's no telling what can happen.
  • Extract from : « Dave Dawson on the Russian Front » by R. Sidney Bowen
  • “Jitters is a picture now,” Peggy remarked on coming out to the car.
  • Extract from : « Crossed Trails in Mexico » by Nell Virginia Fairfax and Helen Allan Ripley

Synonyms for jitters

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