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verb | noun shuddershudder1 /ˈʃʌdɚ/ ●○○ verb [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYshudder1Origin: 1100-1200 Probably from Middle Low German schoderen or Middle Dutch shuderen VERB TABLEshudder |
Present | I, you, we, they | shudder | | he, she, it | shudders | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | shuddered | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have shuddered | | he, she, it | has shuddered | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had shuddered | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will shudder | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have shuddered |
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Present | I | am shuddering | | he, she, it | is shuddering | | you, we, they | are shuddering | Past | I, he, she, it | was shuddering | | you, we, they | were shuddering | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been shuddering | | he, she, it | has been shuddering | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been shuddering | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be shuddering | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been shuddering |
THESAURUSmove► shake to move up and down or from side to side with quick repeated movements, or to make someone or something do this: Shake the bottle well. His wife shook him awake. ► vibrate to shake continuously with small fast movements: The music was so loud that the whole room vibrated. ► rattle to shake and make a noise: The windows rattled in the wind. ► shudder to shake strongly for a short time. Used about machines and structures or buildings: Cyrus braked, and the old truck shuddered to a stop. ► wobble to move or shake from side to side in an unsteady way: The stack of books wobbled and fell. move► shake to move up and down or from side to side with quick repeated movements, or to make someone or something do this: Shake the bottle well. His wife shook him awake. ► vibrate to shake continuously with small fast movements: The music was so loud that the whole room vibrated. ► rattle to shake and make a noise: The windows rattled in the wind. ► shudder to shake strongly for a short time. Used about machines and structures or buildings: Cyrus braked, and the old truck shuddered to a stop. ► wobble to move or shake from side to side in an unsteady way: The stack of books wobbled and fell. 1to shake for a short time because you are afraid or cold, or because you think something is disgusting: Dave tried to kiss Julia but she shuddered and turned away.► see thesaurus at shake12if a vehicle or machine shudders, it shakes violently: The car shuddered briefly as its engine died.► see thesaurus at shake13I shudder to think used to say that you do not want to think about something because it is too bad or disgusting: I shudder to think what will happen to him now.shudder at something phrasal verb to think that something is very bad or disgusting: He shuddered at the thought of meeting them again. verb | noun shuddershudder2 noun [countable usually singular] ► gave ... shudder The building gave a sudden shudder. 1a quick shaking movement: “Do you think he’ll come back?” she asked with a shudder. The building gave a sudden shudder.2send a shudder through somebody/something to cause someone or an organization to be afraid: The news sent a shudder through the business community. |