shuddery

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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 + -ing ²

Related forms:

shud⋅der⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

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shuddery
adjective
provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge" [syn: chilling]

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