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shudder

to tremble from horror, fear, or cold; quiver; shiver: I shudder to think how close I came to having a terrible accident.
Not to be confused with:
shutter – a movable cover for an opening; a device for opening or closing the aperture of a camera lens; to close down: Shutter the cottage for the winter.
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree

shud·der

 (shŭd′ər)
intr.v. shud·dered, shud·der·ing, shud·ders
1. To shiver convulsively, as from fear or revulsion. See Synonyms at shake.
2. To vibrate; quiver: The airplane shuddered in the turbulence.
n.
1. A convulsive shiver, as from fear or revulsion.
2. A vibration or trembling motion.

[Middle English shodderen, perhaps of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin.]

shud′der·ing·ly adv.
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shudder

(ˈʃʌdə)
vb
(intr) to shake or tremble suddenly and violently, as from horror, fear, aversion, etc
n
the act of shuddering; convulsive shiver
[C18: from Middle Low German schōderen; related to Old Frisian skedda to shake, Old High German skutten to shake]
ˈshuddering adj
ˈshudderingly adv
ˈshuddery adj
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shud•der

(ˈʃʌd ər)

v.i.
1. to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.
n.
2. a convulsive trembling, as from horror or cold.
[1275–1325; Middle English shodderen (v.) (c. Middle Low German schōderen), frequentative of Old English scūdan to tremble; see -er6]
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shudder


Past participle: shuddered
Gerund: shuddering

Imperative
shudder
shudder
Present
I shudder
you shudder
he/she/it shudders
we shudder
you shudder
they shudder
Preterite
I shuddered
you shuddered
he/she/it shuddered
we shuddered
you shuddered
they shuddered
Present Continuous
I am shuddering
you are shuddering
he/she/it is shuddering
we are shuddering
you are shuddering
they are shuddering
Present Perfect
I have shuddered
you have shuddered
he/she/it has shuddered
we have shuddered
you have shuddered
they have shuddered
Past Continuous
I was shuddering
you were shuddering
he/she/it was shuddering
we were shuddering
you were shuddering
they were shuddering
Past Perfect
I had shuddered
you had shuddered
he/she/it had shuddered
we had shuddered
you had shuddered
they had shuddered
Future
I will shudder
you will shudder
he/she/it will shudder
we will shudder
you will shudder
they will shudder
Future Perfect
I will have shuddered
you will have shuddered
he/she/it will have shuddered
we will have shuddered
you will have shuddered
they will have shuddered
Future Continuous
I will be shuddering
you will be shuddering
he/she/it will be shuddering
we will be shuddering
you will be shuddering
they will be shuddering
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been shuddering
you have been shuddering
he/she/it has been shuddering
we have been shuddering
you have been shuddering
they have been shuddering
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been shuddering
you will have been shuddering
he/she/it will have been shuddering
we will have been shuddering
you will have been shuddering
they will have been shuddering
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been shuddering
you had been shuddering
he/she/it had been shuddering
we had been shuddering
you had been shuddering
they had been shuddering
Conditional
I would shudder
you would shudder
he/she/it would shudder
we would shudder
you would shudder
they would shudder
Past Conditional
I would have shuddered
you would have shuddered
he/she/it would have shuddered
we would have shuddered
you would have shuddered
they would have shuddered
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.shudder - an almost pleasurable sensation of frightshudder - an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"
fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
2.shudder - an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)shudder - an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
vibration, quivering, quiver - the act of vibrating
Verb1.shudder - shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!"
move involuntarily, move reflexively - move in an uncontrolled manner
2.shudder - tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
tremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document"
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shudder

verb
1. shiver, shake, tremble, quake, quiver, convulse She shuddered with cold.
noun
1. shiver, trembling, tremor, quiver, spasm, convulsion She recoiled with a shudder.
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shudder

verb
To move to and fro in short, jerky movements:
noun
A nervous shaking of the body:
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Translations
رَعْدَه، رَعْشَهيَرْتَعِديَنْتَفِضُ
třást sechvění
skælveskælvengysen
puistattaa
stresti se
hrollur, skjálftiskjálfa; hrylla viî
身震いする
떨다
krūptelėjimas
drebulisnodrebēttirpuļi
drhtenjedrhteti
rysa
สั่นระริกด้วยความกลัว
korkuyla titremektitremektüyleri ürpermetüyleri ürpermek
run bắn lên

shudder

[ˈʃʌdəʳ]
A. VI [person] → estremecerse (with de) [machinery] → vibrar
the car shuddered to a haltel coche paró a sacudidas
I shudder to think (fig) → sólo pensarlo me da horror
B. N [of person] → estremecimiento m, escalofrío m; [of machinery] → vibración f, sacudida f
it gave a shudderdio una sacudida
a shudder ran through herse estremeció
she realized with a shudder thatse estremeció al darse cuenta de que ...
it gives me the shuddersme da escalofríos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

shudder

[ˈʃʌdər]
n (from cold, horror, fear, disgust)frisson m
vi
[person] (with cold, horror, fear, disgust)frissonner
I shudder to think of it → je frémis rien que d'y penser
[train, ship, machine] → trépider
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

shudder

nSchauer m, → Schauder m; to give a shudder (person) → sich schütteln, erschaudern (geh); (ground) → beben; she gave a shudder of revulsionsie schüttelte sich vor Ekel; the dying man gave a last great shudderein letztes Zucken lief durch den Körper des Sterbenden; a shudder ran through her/her bodyein Schauer überlief sie; she realized with a shudder that …schaudernd erkannte sie, dass …; a shudder of fear/coldein Angst-/Kälteschauer m; with a shudder of anticipation/pleasurezitternd or bebend vor Erwartung/Freude; a shudder went through the building as the heavy truck passed bydas Gebäude bebte, als der schwere Lastwagen vorbeifuhr; with a shudder the old car moved into second gearder alte Wagen vibrierte, als der zweite Gang eingelegt wurde; that gives me the shudders (inf)da läufts mir kalt den Buckel runter (inf); he gives me the shudders (inf)er ist mir unheimlich
vi (person)schaudern, schauern; (house, ground)beben, zittern; (car, train)rütteln, geschüttelt werden; her whole body was shudderingsie zitterte am ganzen Körper; the train shuddered to a haltder Zug kam rüttelnd zum Stehen; I shudder to thinkmir graut, wenn ich nur daran denke
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shudder

[ˈʃʌdəʳ]
1. vi (person) to shudder (with)rabbrividire (per or da); (machinery) → vibrare
the car shuddered to a halt → dopo vari sussulti la macchina si fermò
I shudder to think! → rabbrividisco al solo pensiero!
2. n (of person) → brivido; (of machinery) → vibrazione f
to give a shudder (person) → rabbrividire (car) → sussultare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

shudder

(ˈʃadə) verb
to tremble from fear, disgust, cold etc.
noun
an act of trembling in this way. a shudder of horror.
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shudder

يَنْتَفِضُ třást se skælve schaudern ανατριχιάζω estremecerse puistattaa tressaillir stresti se fremito 身震いする 떨다 huiveren grøsse zadrżeć estremecer содрогаться rysa สั่นระริกด้วยความกลัว korkuyla titremek run bắn lên 战栗
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

shud·der

v. estremecerse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
References in classic literature ?
I speak--it shudders. It has a different shudder for every sound.
Pinocchio, who until then had been very quiet, shuddered so hard that the bed shook.
There was something so strange in these three words that everybody, except the king, shuddered.
I had before been moved by the sophisms of the being I had created; I had been struck senseless by his fiendish threats; but now, for the first time, the wickedness of my promise burst upon me; I shuddered to think that future ages might curse me as their pest, whose selfishness had not hesitated to buy its own peace at the price, perhaps, of the existence of the whole human race.
'I thought it best,' said he, 'to call: One cannot settle things too soon.' Poor Peter shuddered in despair: His flowing locks he wildly tore: And very soon his yellow hair Was lying all about the floor.
In the early days after his return from Moscow, whenever Levin shuddered and grew red, remembering the disgrace of his rejection, he said to himself: "This was just how I used to shudder and blush, thinking myself utterly lost, when I was plucked in physics and did not get my remove; and how I thought myself utterly ruined after I had mismanaged that affair of my sister's that was entrusted to me.
Next the ghastly ticking of a death- watch in the wall at the bed's head made Tom shudder -- it meant that somebody's days were numbered.
It was my first thought to pluck forth the dirk, but either it stuck too hard or my nerve failed me, and I desisted with a violent shudder. Oddly enough, that very shudder did the business.
Rokoff shuddered as the weird and terrible alarm fell upon his ears.
You must have shuddered at that frightful sight in the reality, as I shuddered at it in the dream.
They shuddered to think that the chase might fail, And the Beaver, excited at last, Went bounding along on the tip of its tail, For the daylight was nearly past.
Campbell buried his face in his hands, and a shudder passed through him.