As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
DUDDERED
Verb
duddered
simple past tense and past participle of dudder
Source: Wiktionary
DUDDER
Dud"der, v. t. Etym: [In Suffolk, Eng., to shiver, shake, tremble; also written dodder.]
Definition: To confuse or confound with noise. Jennings.
Dud"der, v. i.
Definition: To shiver or tremble; to dodder. I dudder and shake like an aspen leaf. Ford.
Dud"der, n. Etym: [From Duds.]
Definition: A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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