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shudder [shuhd-er] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for shudder on Thesaurus.com verb (used without object)
- to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.
noun
- a convulsive movement of the body, as from horror, fear, or cold.
Origin of shudder 1275–1325; Middle English shodderen (v.) (cognate with German schaudern Old English scūdan to tremble; see -er6 Can be confusedshudder shutterSynonyms for shudder See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.com 1. quiver. See shiver1. Related Words for shudder gyrate, shiver, tremble, convulse, twitter, wave, shimmy, quake, tremor, dither, jitter Examples from the Web for shudder Contemporary Examples of shudder
The shudder of the fighting could be felt 16 kilometers away.
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“If history is a guide, those complicit bishops should shudder,” said Clohessy.
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(shudder) He should be stopped, even though it may be too late.
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“You are speaking of the King in Yellow,” I groaned, with a shudder.
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Shudder as you may at those eight legs, this one makes a bit more sense.
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Historical Examples of shudder
So it is almost with a shudder I take my last look at the Stones of Carnac.
Robert W. Service
There are ghosts whom I tremble to meet, and cannot think of without a shudder.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The sinister association of ideas made Mary shudder, but she said no more.
Marvin Dana
I used to like him when I was a child; now I shudder at his name.
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Do you not look on the past with a shudder at the precipice on which you stood?
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British Dictionary definitions for shudder shudder verb
- (intr) to shake or tremble suddenly and violently, as from horror, fear, aversion, etc
noun
- the act of shuddering; convulsive shiver
Derived Formsshuddering, adjectiveshudderingly, adverbshuddery, adjectiveWord Origin for shudder C18: from Middle Low German schōderen; related to Old Frisian skedda to shake, Old High German skutten to shake Word Origin and History for shudder v.
early 14c., possibly from Middle Dutch schuderen “to shudder,” or Middle Low German schoderen, both frequentative forms from Proto-Germanic *skuth- “to shake.” Related: Shuddered; shuddering.
n.
c.1600, from shudder (v.).