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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

shud·der

[shuhd-er] Pronunciation Key

–verb (used without object)

1.	to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.

–noun

2.	a convulsive movement of the body, as from horror, fear, or cold.

[Origin: 1275–1325; ME shodderen (v.) (c. G schaudern < LG), freq. of OE scūdan to tremble; see -er⁶

]

—Synonyms 1. quiver. See shiver¹.

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shud·der (shŭd'ər) Pronunciation Key
intr.v. shud·dered, shud·der·ing, shud·ders

To shiver convulsively, as from fear or revulsion. See Synonyms at shake.
To vibrate; quiver: The airplane shuddered in the turbulence.

n. A convulsive shiver, as from fear or revulsion; a tremor.

[Middle English shodderen, perhaps of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin.]

shud'der·ing·ly adv.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
shudder (v.)

c.1310, possibly from M.Du. schuderen "to shudder," or M.L.G. schoderen, both from P.Gmc. *skud-. The noun is from 1607.

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shudder
noun
1.	an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson]
2.	an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear) [syn: tremor]
verb
1.	shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!" [syn: shiver]
2.	tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: shud·der
Pronunciation: 'sh&d-&r
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: shud·dered;shud·der·ing
: to tremble convulsively : SHIVER —shudder noun

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Shudder

Shud"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shuddered;p. pr. & vb. n. Shuddering.] [OE. shoderen, schuderen; akin to LG. schuddern, D. schudden to shake, OS. skuddian, G. schaudern to shudder, sch["u]tteln to shake, sch["u]tten to pour, to shed, OHG. scutten, scuten, to shake.] To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiver with cold; to quake. "With shuddering horror pale." --Milton.

The shuddering tennant of the frigid zone. --Goldsmith.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Shudder

Shud"der\, n. The act of shuddering, as with fear. --Shak.

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shudder: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary

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