shudder
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
shudders;
shuddered;
shuddering
shudders;
shuddered;
shuddering
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHUDDER
[no object]
1
of a person
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to shake because of fear, cold, etc.
— often + with
— often used figuratively
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He shuddered [=quivered, trembled] with fear when he heard the scream.
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I shudder at the thought of what might happen. = I shudder to think (of) what might happen. [=I am very worried/fearful about what might happen]
2
of a thing
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to shake violently
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The old car shuddered to a halt.
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The house shuddered as a plane flew overhead.
— shudder
noun, plural shudders [count]-
I felt a shudder [=tremble] in the floor as the truck drove by.
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a shudder of fear
