shudder
verb (used without object)
to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.
were shuddering
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past progressiveof shudder.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Some were quite pale, while others had drops of sweat upon their brows: some were shuddering, while others looked feverish.
From White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The walls and roof were shuddering and creaking, and the concrete floor was heaving under their feet.
From Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
About the time of Wallenstein's appearance, we of this gifted land were shuddering at The Castle Spectre!
From The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works by Thomas Carlyle
Amazed at the inconceivable boldness of this atrocious plot, Daniel and Henrietta were shuddering with horror.
From The Clique of Gold by Émile Gaboriau
They, also, were shuddering with fear, and he knew it.
From Way of the Lawless by Max Brand
