jittery
pronunciation
How to pronounce jittery in British English:
UK [ˈdʒɪtəri]
How to pronounce jittery in American English:
US ['dʒɪtərɪ]
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- Adjective:
- being in a tense state
Word Origin
- jittery (adj.)
- 1931, American English, from jitter + -y (2). Related: Jitteriness.
Example
- 1. Its sea tussles with countries such as vietnam and the philippines has raised security fears in an already jittery region .
- 2. Hedge funds , pension plans and jittery individuals poured billions of dollars into the yellow metal as recession gripped the world .
- 3. Would iran 's jittery persian gulf neighbors rush to become nuclear powers themselves , setting off a dangerous and irreversible new arms race ?
- 4. After the government 's botched nationalisation of bankia , a troubled savings bank , spanish depositors are jittery ( see article ) .
- 5. A jittery investor may shift money out of italian government bonds and into assets perceived as safer , such as gold bullion .