Shudder

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To shiver convulsively, as from fear or revulsion. See Synonyms at shake.
  • verb-intransitive. To vibrate; quiver: The airplane shuddered in the turbulence.
  • n. A convulsive shiver, as from fear or revulsion; a tremor.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A shivering tremor.
  • n. A moment of almost pleasurable fear; a frisson.
  • v. To shake nervously, as if from fear.
  • v. To vibrate jerkily.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiver with cold; to quake.
  • n. The act of shuddering, as with fear.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To shake; quiver; vibrate.
  • Hence, in particular, to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fright, aversion, cold, etc.; shiver; quake.
  • To have a tremulous or quivering appearance, as if from horror.
  • Synonyms Quake, etc. See shiver.
  • n. A tremulous motion; a quiver; a vibration.
  • n. Specifically, a quick involuntary tremor or quiver of the body, as from fear, disgust, horror, or cold; a convulsive shiver.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
  • v. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
  • v. shake, as from cold
  • n. an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
  • Verb Form
    shuddered    shuddering    shudders   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    judder   
    Form
    shuddered    shuddering   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    quake    quiver    shaken    horror    shiver   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    rudder    scudder   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    shiver    sob    spasm    whimper    sneeze    tighten    twitch    tingle    yelp    hiccough