Verb
The old car shuddered to a halt.
The house shuddered as a plane flew overhead. Noun
a shudder ran through him as he stepped outside into the snow
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Verb
Old Thunderbird shuddered under the force of the impact and then fell over onto his side.—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025 Brides-to-be who lived through the early aughts may understandably shudder at the thought.—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
Over Martin’s delicate playing, her aching rasp resonated to the rafters, a melancholy shudder that still sounded comforting.—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025 Photos by Sinna Nasseri By Sunday morning on the Sunset Strip, there was no escaping the wail of West Hollywood: the rumble of Harley Davidsons; the shudder of police helicopters; the blast of bass-heavy hip-hop from the guts of a Porsche convertible.—Edmund Vallance, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shudder
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English shoddren; akin to Old High German skutten to shake and perhaps to Lithuanian kutėti to shake up
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