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shuddering [shuhd-er-ing] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin adjective
- trembling or quivering with fear, dread, cold, etc.
- Also shud·der·y. characterized by or causing a shudder: a shuddering plunge of the ship.
Origin of shuddering shudder + -ing2 Related formsshud·der·ing·ly, adverbun·shud·der·ing, adjective shudder [shuhd-er] 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 1. quiver. See shiver1. Related Words for shuddering gyrate, shiver, tremble, convulse, twitter, wave, shimmy, quake, tremor, dither, jitter Examples from the Web for shuddering Contemporary Examples of shuddering
During an Obama-Perry contest, millions of Americans on both sides would be shuddering constantly for four months.
Michael Tomasky
August 13, 2011
Historical Examples of shuddering
I understood the shuddering thrill that passed over the audience.
Harriet Stark
It was as though a thousand devils in shuddering pain were giving tongue.
Stewart Edward White
He could feel, too, that the Marquis was shuddering beside him.
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete
Emile Zola
I remember covering my face with both my hands, and shuddering with horror.
Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10)
Maria Edgeworth
It was something inside of me shuddering, and saying ‘how revolting!’
Ernest Poole
British Dictionary definitions for shuddering 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 shuddering 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.
shudder n.
c.1600, from shudder (v.).