shudder
verb (used without object)
to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.
have been shuddering
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present perfect progressiveof shudder.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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I have been shuddering at the thought of it.
From Love's Pilgrimage by Upton Sinclair
I have been shuddering all the time through fear that someone might come here and deceive me with a lying story; for there are many very wicked people going about.
From The Odyssey Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original by Samuel Butler
