shudder
verb (used without object)
to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.
has shuddered
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present perfectof shudder (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Hurt by lockdowns imposed to curb the spread of Covid, China’s economic engine has shuddered in recent months, as housing sales sagged, shops and restaurants shuttered and youth unemployment climbed.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2022
China’s economic engine has shuddered in recent months, hurt by lockdowns imposed to curb the spread of Covid.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2022
Other downbeat news darkened the gloomiest week that U.S. business has shuddered through in recent years.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the Monday morning we heard going up-stairs the heavy footsteps that every one at some time or other has shuddered at; then the hammering.
From John Halifax, Gentleman by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
Many a lonely traveler has shuddered on hearing this name; many a bloodless sacrifice has been offered on the marble altar of Kali.
From From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan by H. P. (Helena Petrovna) Blavatsky
