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[ shuhd -er ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈʃʌd ər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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 First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English shodderen (verb) (cognate with German schaudern, from Low German ), frequentative of Old English scūdan “to tremble”; see -er6
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synonym study for shudder 1 . See shiver1 .
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH shudder shudder , shutterWords nearby shudder Shubra al Khaymah, shuck, shucking, shucking and jiving, shucks, shudder , shuddering, Shudra, shuffle, shuffleboard, shuffle off
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Example sentences from the Web for shudder The shudder of the fighting could be felt 16 kilometers away.
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“If history is a guide, those complicit bishops should shudder ,” said Clohessy.
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(shudder ) He should be stopped, even though it may be too late.
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“You are speaking of the King in Yellow,” I groaned, with a shudder .
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Shudder as you may at those eight legs, this one makes a bit more sense.
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He passed by the north lodge with a shudder , and walked straight along the high road towards the principal entrance of the Park.
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With a shudder of disgust the lawyer went into the dining room and closed the door into the kitchen.
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She did not start, but raised her head and looked at him, and a shudder seemed to convulse her whole frame.
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She wanted a touch at which she need not shudder , and surely it was fitting that some one should kiss her on her wedding-day.
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There was a shudder of horror through the others; but the yellow horse never noticed.
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British Dictionary definitions for shudder verb (intr) to shake or tremble suddenly and violently, as from horror, fear, aversion, etc
noun the act of shuddering; convulsive shiver
Derived forms of shudder shuddering , adjective shudderingly , adverb shuddery , adjective Word Origin for shudder C18: from Middle Low German schōderen; related to Old Frisian skedda to shake, Old High German skutten to shake
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