Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "jitter" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

ajitter antijitter dejitterize jitter lapse jitteringly jitterless jitterplot jittersome jittery jittery

Derived From

jit

Etymologically Related To

chitter

Context

computing telecommunications

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

disturbance interference motion movement noise

Type Of (IsA)

movement noise perturbation

Related Terms

jitterbug

Related Terms

characteristics compiler jit jitterbug just in time nervous nervousness program routine signal tic variation

Synonym Network

fidget

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.