shudder
- to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.
- a convulsive movement of the body, as from horror, fear, or cold.
Origin of shudder
Synonyms for shudder
Related Words for shuddered
gyrate, shiver, tremble, convulse, twitter, wave, shimmy, quake, tremor, dither, jitterExamples from the Web for shuddered
Contemporary Examples of shuddered
“In 20 years, this just might be a city of Taco Bells,” one restaurateur recently shuddered.
It was a moment I instantly detected in my own recent past, and I shuddered with embarrassed recognition.
I shuddered at the thought of a President McCain, who wanted to acquire wars like new suits.
In an interview with The Daily Beast, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren shuddered at the thought of a rate increase.
As the mother of a 19-year-old myself, I shuddered at her words.
Historical Examples of shuddered
He shuddered as he thought how near he had been to never meeting them again on earth.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
"You're as thin as a starved—wolf," she said, and closed her eyes and shuddered.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
Sylvia shuddered, but had not power to turn away her white face from his gaze.
Sylph EtheregeNathaniel Hawthorne
She shuddered, as with a mechanical movement she passed her fingers over her eyes.
The DreamEmile Zola
He had such a distinct perception of ruin and death that he shuddered again.
The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad
shudder
- (intr) to shake or tremble suddenly and violently, as from horror, fear, aversion, etc
- the act of shuddering; convulsive shiver
Word Origin for shudder
Word Origin and History for shuddered
shudder
early 14c., possibly from Middle Dutch schuderen "to shudder," or Middle Low German schoderen, both frequentative forms from Proto-Germanic *skuth- "to shake." Related: Shuddered; shuddering.
shudder
c.1600, from shudder (v.).