shudder
verb (used without object)
to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.
shuddered
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past participleof shudder.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof shudder.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
shudderverb (used without object)to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.
Example Sentences
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Our Waymo shuddered to a stop, and we jumped out in the middle of the street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“The earth shuddered, the street rose up,” recalled Arturo Rivero, who had gone to La Guaira for the day with his family to enjoy the beach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
Despite all the times I shuddered at the trailer tagline, “Believe in the Hail Mary,” over the last year, I really do.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
"Now I'm afraid of the river," he shuddered.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
The lock shuddered and the cylinder popped out, hovering in the air, and then the springs and pins came out of the cylinder like they were being pulled apart by invisible hands.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
