as in shiver
an instance of shaking involuntarily with fear or cold
a shudder ran through him as he stepped outside into the snow
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as in to shake
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
huddled in the basement, we shuddered with fear as we heard the approaching tornado
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Recent Examples of shudder
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2024
Scripps is backing out of a ambitious effort to offer national news across its many TV stations, and its reasons for doing so may give rivals the shudders.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
In four days, the coin will land, and half of the country will either exhale with relief or shudder in terror.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Drive a hybrid enough and you’re guaranteed to feel a shudder at some point when the vehicle switches between all-electric to traditional gas mode.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2024
Scripps is backing out of a ambitious effort to offer national news across its many TV stations, and its reasons for doing so may give rivals the shudders.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
Verb
While cinephiles shudder to learn the opinions of their favorite French actors, Irish stars are assumed to have respectable politics by default.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
In four days, the coin will land, and half of the country will either exhale with relief or shudder in terror.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shudder
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Critically acclaimed and boasting impressive performances across its cast of young actors, Better Watch Out won't give you the warm fuzzies this holiday season, but it's guaranteed to send shivers down your spine.Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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This sends shivers down the spine of the entertainment industry.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Texas Cheerleader Murder Plot delves into a crime that shook the town of Channelview, Texas, in 1991.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Warner, however, was looking to shake things up and get Bogart out of being typecast as a gangster.Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2024
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Valeria leaves guard duties to Ellen, a grandmother with a constant tremble in her hands from her MS.James Grebey, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
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Kaleena knew her fate before it was announced, teary-eyed and emotional as Kish, with a tremble in her voice, asked her and Alisha to pack their knives and go.Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
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Your limbs, or even your entire upper body, may jerk or thrash in the process.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Yanking a zipper shut is more likely to break teeth or jerk the slider off the track.Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
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Just as the clock struck midnight on October 31, wrapping up another Halloween season, the undisputed queen of Christmas herself, Mariah Carey, struck one last terrifying blow into the hearts of her quivering subjects.Michael Savio, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Some remind me of Piranesi’s imaginary prisons with their multilevel interiors diagonally slashed by staircases and shafts of sunlight, their ambiguous atmosphere quivering with both horror and exhilaration.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Oct. 2024
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The defiance of the second track off Swift’s sixth album vibrates through Burt’s poem, which also picks up the serpentine imagery of the singer’s hard pivot to pop.Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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The more effective alternative to using their hands to wash their face is that this device vibrates 7,000 times a minute in order to get deep into pores and clean them out.Quincy Bulin, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Shudder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shudder. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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