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Dudder vs Judder - What's the difference?

dudder | judder |

In lang=en terms the difference between dudder and judder

is that dudder is to shiver or tremble; to dodder while judder is to spasm or shake violently.

As nouns the difference between dudder and judder

is that dudder is (uk|dated) a peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer while judder is a spasmodic shaking.

As verbs the difference between dudder and judder

is that dudder is to confuse or confound with noise while judder is to spasm or shake violently.

dudder

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • (UK, dated) A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer.

    • Etymology 2

    Related to dodder.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To confuse or confound with noise.
    • (Jennings)
  • To shiver or tremble; to dodder.
  • * Ford
    • I dudder and shake like an aspen leaf.
    (Webster 1913)

    judder

    English

    (wikipedia judder)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A spasmodic shaking.
  • (television) Jerky playback caused by converting between frame rates; (telecine judder)

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To spasm or shake violently.
  • * 2000 , , Last of the Gaderene , chapter 20
    • Captain McGarrigle, however, seemed to be in trouble. He was breathing stertorously, his throat and chest juddering like those of an asthmatic.

    See also

    * shudder