Synonyms for jitters
jit·ters

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1. jitters, heebie-jeebies, screaming meemiesnoun

   extreme nervousness

   Synonyms:
   screaming meemies, heebie-jeebies

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1. • Nervousness

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1. List of paraphrases for "jitters":

   chills, fears

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1. jitters

   Synonyms:
   Butterflies

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1. Nick Maroutsos:

   We believe the Fed is trying to thread the needle, balancing market jitters about slowing global growth with robust consumer spending and a strong job market in the U.S., in other words, by cutting just 25 bps, the Fed is trying to bolster market confidence while also keeping some dry powder in reserve in case of an economic shock.

2. M. F. K. Fisher:

   Family dinners are more often than not an ordeal of nervous indigestion, preceded by hidden resentment and ennui and accompanied by psychosomatic jitters.

3. Peter Cardillo:

   I suspect that what we're seeing here is a little market jitters due to the fact that the dollar continues to weaken, i think we will just stay in a mixed-to-holding pattern for the next day or two until the earnings season begins to move into full gear next week.

4. Sean Callow:

   Financial markets might be more comfortable with Hillary (Clinton) than Bernie (Sanders), there would have to be at least some jitters over the guy who plans to break up the big banks. But it's probably too early to expect the U.S. presidential race to have an impact on the U.S. stock market.

5. Angus Nicholson:

   The market seems to be nervous about U.S. data holding up better than expected and two Fed speakers coming out and being hawkish for a rate hike in June, that has sent some jitters through the market.