Shudder Definition

shŭdər
shuddered, shuddering, shudders
verb
shuddered, shuddering, shudders
To shake or tremble suddenly and violently, as in horror or extreme disgust.
Webster's New World
To vibrate; quiver.
The airplane shuddered in the turbulence.
American Heritage

(intransitive) To shake nervously, as if from fear.

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noun
shudders
The act of shuddering; a convulsive tremor of the body.
Webster's New World
A vibration or trembling motion.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
idiom
the shudders
  • a feeling of horror, repugnance, etc.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Shudder

Noun

Singular:
shudder
Plural:
shudders

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Shudder

  • the shudders

Origin of Shudder

  • Either from Middle Dutch schudderen or from Middle Low German schoderen (whence also Danish skudre). Cognate with Low German schüdden, Dutch schudden and German schaudern.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English shodderen perhaps of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Shudder Sentence Examples

  • I felt a shudder remembering the night before.

  • Another boom, another flash of light outside the window, another shudder as the building struggled to stand upright.

  • It again!... said Pierre to himself, and an involuntary shudder ran down his spine.

  • This idea horrified her, made her shudder, blush, and feel such a rush of anger and pride as she had never experienced before.

  • He paused in the doorway to allow a familiar shudder to pass before stepping into the brightly lit antechamber.

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