shudder
noun/ˈʃʌdə(r)/
/ˈʃʌdər/
[usually singular]- a shaking movement you make because you are cold or have a feeling of fear or horror
- a shudder of fear
- She gave an involuntary shudder.
- A cold shudder ran through him.
Extra Examples- He remembered that awful moment with a shudder.
- He repressed a shudder of disgust.
- She gave a little shudder when she touched his clammy hand.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- slight
- small
- …
- give
- feel
- repress
- …
- go through somebody/something
- pass through somebody/something
- rack somebody/something
- …
- with a shudder
- shudder of
- a strong shaking movement
- The elevator rose with a shudder.
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Middle Dutch schūderen, from a Germanic base meaning ‘shake’.
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