shudder

[US]/ˈʃʌdə(r)/
[UK]/ˈʃʌdər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. trembling; shaking; shivering

vi. tremble; shiver

Phrases & Collocations

shudder at

Example Sentences

shudder at the thought of (=shudder to think of)

the ground shuddered with the concussion of the blast.

he shuddered with revulsion.

he drew a deep, shuddering breath.

The airplane shuddered in the turbulence.

she expelled a shuddering breath.

the pound's devaluation sent shudders through the market.

I shudder to think when he last had a bath.

I shuddered at the sight of the dead body.

The news sent a shudder through the audience.

The sight of the coffin sent a shudder through him.

the plane shuddered as it entered some turbulence.

He shuddered when he saw the dead animal.

I shuddered when I heard the gory details.

he shuddered as he watched his team's dismal performance.

the truck shuddered to a halt, spraying gravel from under its wheels.

He slammed on the brakes and the car shuddered to a halt.

She gave a little shudder when she touched his clammy hand.

Real-world Examples

Aunt Petunia gave a little shuddering gasp.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

It gave even my hardened nerves a shudder to look at it.

Source: The Engineer's Thumb Case of Sherlock Holmes

She shuddered when I went to kiss her.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

My body shuddered with giving, and her body shuddered its acceptance.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

She took a great, shuddering breath and started again.

Source: 6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Where's the old man now? see'st thou that sight, oh Ahab! —shudder, shudder! ”

Source: Moby-Dick

" Who told you" ? she said, shuddering.

Source: Madame Bovary (Part Two)

Little more than a month later, he shudders at how close ISIS came to seizing Baghdad itself.

Source: Time

" Don't talk like that, " she shuddered.

Source: Flowers for Algernon

She shuddered at the sight of the dead body.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

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