shuddering

[ shuhd-er-ing ]
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adjective
  1. trembling or quivering with fear, dread, cold, etc.

  2. Also shud·der·y. characterized by or causing a shudder: a shuddering plunge of the ship.

Origin of shuddering

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Other words from shuddering

  • shud·der·ing·ly, adverb
  • un·shud·der·ing, adjective

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