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shud·der·ing

   [shuhd-er-ing]
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:
shudder + -ing2

Related forms
shud·der·ing·ly, adverb
un·shud·der·ing, adjective

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  • The deepest notes in music have always cast a curious spell upon listeners, a kind of shuddering enchantment.
  • For good reason: pure floats are vulnerable, at times of extreme market turbulence, to shuddering exchange-rate shocks.
  • Most of the audience staggered away from this slasher flick still shuddering.
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shud·der

   [shuhd-er]
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; Middle English shodderen (v.) (cognate with German schaudern < LG), frequentative of Old English scūdan to tremble; see -er6

Can be confused: shudder, shutter.

Synonyms
1. quiver. See shiver1.

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shudder (ˈʃʌdə)
 
—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

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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.
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