juddery


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juddery

(ˈdʒʌdərɪ)
adj
shaky
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The scammer had found an old recording I'd made years earlier to promote my business, and slowed the down, pausing it every now and again to make it look as if it were a poor, juddery connection.
Manual versions are available but I loved the ease of this dual-clutch automatic, which has none of the juddery quality of the old robotised semi-automatic transmission that used to take a lot of getting used to in earlier versions of the Fortwo.
Even the more critically honored films shot in 3D with cameras similar to Cameron's such as Hugo (Scorsese, 2011) have heard complaints from audiences that the faster moving action sequences seem blurry and, in technician parlance, "juddery," and filmmakers complain of the lack of flexibility in shooting styles, as John Belton and others have pointed out (Belton 191-192).
Unsurprisingly, there is more engine, road and wind noise at speed, but it is tolerable for short bursts, as is the sometimes juddery ride on less perfect surfaces.
And though it was an enjoyable, lively car to drive with its six-speed manual transmission, the ride was juddery.
And though it was an enjoyable, lively car to drive with its six-speed manual transmission, the ride was juddery. Chevrolet is confident it offers the best value for money compact MPV in the business and even the entry grade Orlando LS features air-con, electronic stability control, follow-me-home lights, electric windows and mirrors, remote central locking, six airbags, three 12v power sockets, tinted glass and an adjustable steering wheel.
MAKE: Chevrolet MODEL Orlando 2.0 VDCI LTZ ENGINE: 1,998cc, 4-cyl diesel POWER: 163PS at 3,800rpm PERFORMANCE: 0-62 in 9.7 secs, top speed 121mph ECONOMY: 35.8mpg Urban, 57.7 Extra Urban, 47.1 Combined CO2 EMISSIONS: 159g/km BiK RATING: 22% INSURANCE: Group 16 (1-50) PRICE: pounds 20,205 on the road WHAT'S HOT: Space, equipment, performance, price WHAT'S NOT: Juddery ride RATINGS (out of five): LOOKS ............................
Further resource constraints, including a staffing and wages freeze (Juddery 1980: 247), under the Fraser government, affected rural and regional Australia most, but with metropolitan inspections also curtailed.
I was reminded of this book as I read another book that included a different kind of lists, and was entitled "The 50 Most Overhyped Things in History", written by Mark Juddery. The book was met with controversy in the United States, because of some of its picks which included both things and people.
(14) In this film, it is suggested that the juddery movement of the crawling and creeping 'ghost' is explained by the actions of a hikikomori.