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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.

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

Related Forms:

shudderingly adverb
shuddery adjective

See shudder in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb shud·dered, shud·der·ing, shud·ders

To shiver convulsively, as from fear or revulsion. See Synonyms at shake.
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

Related Forms:

shudˈder·ing·ly adverb

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