JUDDER Meaning of JUDDER in English jud ‧ der /ˈdʒʌdə $ -ər/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] if a vehicle or machine judders, it shakes violently:The engine juddered to life. —judder noun [countable] Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012