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shuddering
[ shuhd-er-ing ]
adjective
- trembling or quivering with fear, dread, cold, etc.
- Also shudder·y. characterized by or causing a shudder:
a shuddering plunge of the ship.
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Other Words From
- shudder·ing·ly adverb
- un·shudder·ing adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shuddering1
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Example Sentences
During an Obama-Perry contest, millions of Americans on both sides would be shuddering constantly for four months.
There was a slight shuddering movement of his whole frame—Bob was dead.
Leo stamped down the fire with his heel and the Girl flung the flower-wreaths out of sight, shuddering as she did so.
Finally, however, she undressed, shuddering although the room was warmed by an electric radiator.
The old white horse was switching and stamping and shuddering in his constant and futile battle against flies.
"We'll not ever dare tell the folks," said Grace, shuddering at the memory of their close escape.
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