shudder

To shudder is to shake or tremble, often because of fear.

(verb)

When you begin to shake because you are afraid, this is an example of a situation where you shudder.

Shudder is the act of shaking or trembling, especially because of fear.

(noun)

The act of shaking out of fear is an example of shudder.

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See shudder in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb

to shake or tremble suddenly and violently, as in horror or extreme disgust

Origin: ME schoderen, akin to Ger schaudern, to feel dread, OFris skedda, to shake < IE base *(s)kut-, to shake > Lith kutù, to shake up

noun

the act of shuddering; a convulsive tremor of the body

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See shudder in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb shud·dered, shud·der·ing, shud·ders
  1. To shiver convulsively, as from fear or revulsion. See Synonyms at shake.
  2. To vibrate; quiver: The airplane shuddered in the turbulence.
noun
A convulsive shiver, as from fear or revulsion; a tremor.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English shodderen

Origin: , perhaps of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin

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  • shudˈder·ing·ly adverb

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