shudder

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ little, slight, small, tiny

▪ deep, great, violent

▪ involuntary

VERB + SHUDDER

▪ give

▪ She gave a little shudder when she touched his clammy hand.

▪ feel

▪ repress, suppress

▪ He suppressed a shudder of disgust.

▪ send

▪ The sight of the body sent a shudder through him.

SHUDDER + VERB

▪ go through sb/sth, pass through sb/sth, rack sb/sth, run through sb/sth

▪ A shudder of pain racked his body.

PREPOSITION

▪ with a shudder

▪ He remembered that awful moment with a shudder.

▪ shudder of

▪ a shudder of relief
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verb

ADVERB

▪ convulsively, uncontrollably, violently

▪ slightly

▪ involuntarily

▪ She shuddered involuntarily as he approached her.

▪ inwardly

▪ visibly

VERB + SHUDDER

▪ make sb

▪ The sight of the dead body made them shudder.

PREPOSITION

▪ at

▪ She shuddered at the memory of school exams.

▪ in

▪ Joe shuddered in disgust.

▪ through

▪ A deep sigh shuddered through her body.

▪ with

▪ His whole body shuddered with fury.

PHRASES

▪ shudder at the thought (of sth)

▪ I shuddered at the thought of going back to school.

Shudder is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑train

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Synonyms:

Tremble, shake, quake, quiver, shiver, Tremor, shuddering, shaking, trembling

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shudder at — ˈshudder at [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they shudder at he/she/it shudders at present participle shuddering at past tense shuddered at … Useful english dictionary
Shudder — Shud der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shuddered};p. pr. & vb. n. {Shuddering}.] [OE. shoderen, schuderen; akin to LG. schuddern, D. schudden to shake, OS. skuddian, G. schaudern to shudder, sch[ u]tteln to shake, sch[ u]tten to pour, to shed, OHG.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shudder — (v.) early 14c., possibly from M.Du. schuderen to shudder, or M.L.G. schoderen, both from P.Gmc. *skud . Related: Shuddered; shuddering. The noun is from c.1600 … Etymology dictionary
Shudder — Shud der, n. The act of shuddering, as with fear. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shudder — vb shiver, quiver, quaver, *shake, tremble, quake, totter, wobble, teeter, shimmy, dither … New Dictionary of Synonyms
shudder — [v] shake, quiver convulse, dither, gyrate, jitter, quake, shimmy, shiver, tremble, tremor, twitter, wave; concepts 34,150,152 Ant. steady … New thesaurus
shudder — ► VERB ▪ tremble or shake convulsively, especially as a result of fear or repugnance. ► NOUN ▪ an act of shuddering. DERIVATIVES shuddery adjective. ORIGIN Dutch sch deren … English terms dictionary
shudder — [shud′ər] vi. [ME schoderen, akin to Ger schaudern, to feel dread, OFris skedda, to shake < IE base * (s)kut , to shake > Lith kutù, to shake up] to shake or tremble suddenly and violently, as in horror or extreme disgust n. the act of… … English World dictionary
shudder — shud|der1 [ˈʃʌdə US ər] v [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Probably from [i]Middle Low German schoderen or Middle Dutch shuderen] 1.) to shake for a short time because you are afraid or cold, or because you think something is very unpleasant ▪ Maria… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shudder — [[t]ʃʌ̱də(r)[/t]] shudders, shuddering, shuddered 1) VERB If you shudder, you shake with fear, horror, or disgust, or because you are cold. [V prep/adv] Lloyd had urged her to eat caviar. She had shuddered at the thought... [V prep/adv] Elaine… … English dictionary

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