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jerky; choppy; stuttering movement or animation
An onomatopoeic word describing motion that is not smooth — moving in sharp, angular, mechanical increments rather than fluidly. Commonly used for video playback, animation, or robotic movement.
Because the computer's performance is poor, the game runs choppy and is hard to play.
An onomatopoeia describing jerky, non-fluid movement. Most frequently used in digital contexts to describe stuttering video or animation, but can describe any movement that proceeds in sharp, angular steps.