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- Dictionaryshudder/ˈʃʌdə/
verb
- 1. (of a person) tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion: "I shuddered with horror"
noun
- 1. an act of shuddering: "the elevator rose with a shudder"
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to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling: The sight of so much blood made him shudder. She shuddered at the thought of kissing him. When something shudders, it shakes violently and quickly: I heard a massive explosion and the ground shuddered beneath me.
The meaning of SHUDDER is to tremble convulsively : shiver, quiver. How to use shudder in a sentence.
to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling: The sight of so much blood made him shudder. She shuddered at the thought of kissing him. When something shudders, it shakes violently and quickly: I heard a massive explosion and the ground shuddered beneath me.
to tremble from horror, fear, or cold; quiver; shiver: I shudder to think how close I came to having a terrible accident.
If you shudder, you shake with fear, horror, or disgust, or because you are cold.
[intransitive] to shake because you are cold or frightened, or because of a strong feeling. Just thinking about the accident makes me shudder. shudder with something Alone in the car, she shuddered with fear. shudder at something I shuddered at the thought of all the trouble I'd caused.
A shudder is an involuntary vibration, usually in your body, or the shaking itself. A cold breeze or an unpleasant memory might make you shudder.
1. If you shudder, you shake with fear, horror, or disgust, or because you are cold. [...] 2. If something such as a machine or vehicle shudders, it shakes suddenly and violently. [...] 3. If something sends a shudder or shudders through a group of people, it makes them worried or afraid. [...] More. Conjugations of 'shudder'
SHUDDER definition: to shake, usually because you are thinking of something unpleasant: . Learn more.
The earliest known use of the noun shudder is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for shudder is from before 1616, in the writing of William Shakespeare, playwright and poet. It is also recorded as a verb from the Middle English period (1150—1500).
