shudder
Use Shudder in a sentence
ər verb (used without object)
noun
2.
a convulsive movement of the body, as from horror, fear, or cold.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To shudder
Collins
World English Dictionary
shudder (ˈʃʌdə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to shake or tremble suddenly and violently, as from horror, fear, aversion, etc |
| —n | |
| 2. | the act of shuddering; convulsive shiver |
| [C18: from Middle Low German schōderen; related to Old Frisian skedda to shake, Old High German skutten to shake] | |
| 'shuddering | |
| —adj | |
| 'shudderingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'shuddery | |
| —adj | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Shudder
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is fletcherise. Does it mean:
| to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly. |
| to flee; abscond: |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
shudder
c.1310, possibly from M.Du. schuderen "to shudder," or M.L.G. schoderen, both from P.Gmc. *skud-. The noun is from 1607.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Example sentences
Mention of that awful decade should make politicians shudder.
Nutritionists would shudder at all the fat, sodium and trans-fats.
Putting my future into the whims of the electorate makes me shudder.
Bloggers often display postings that would make party censors shudder.
Matching Quote
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
