shudder
verb (used without object)
to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.
have shuddered
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present perfectof shudder.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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With everyone watching Wyoming, global bond markets have shuddered again this week even as stock markets stabilised.
From Reuters ● Aug. 25, 2022
Markets around the world have shuddered as investors adjust to the bitter medicine of higher interest rates that central banks are increasingly doling out to battle inflation.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
Two decades ago, the industrialized world would have shuddered at the image of oil tankers burning near the Persian Gulf.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 14, 2019
“My 16-year-old self would have shuddered at being at any kind of social luncheon with more than maybe two people,” Youn said, drawing laughs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2019
I heard her sigh, and she must have shuddered too when she thought of Ultima living alone in the loneliness of the wide llano.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
