shudder

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈʃʌdə/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈʃʌdɚ/

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• Hyphenation: shud‧der
• Homophone: shutter

Noun

Singular shudder

Plural shudders

1. (countable) A shudder is a shivering tremor caused by fear or horror.

Verb

Plain form shudder

Third-person singular shudders

Past tense shuddered

Past participle shuddered

Present participle shuddering

1. If you are shuddering, you are shaking nervously from fear or horror.

   Years after being kidnapped, she still shuddered at the thought of it.