Shudder
verb
To shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling.
She shuddered at the sight of the snake.
Often appears as...
- shudder at the thought
- shudder in fear
verb
A strong shake or tremble, the type that is caused by fear or disgust.
With a shudder, he recalled the gruesome scene.
Often appears as...
- give a shudder
- with a shudder
noun
A strong feeling of fear or disgust.
He felt a cold shudder run down his spine when he saw the blood.
Often appears as...
- feel a shudder
- shudder of fear
noun
An act of shaking suddenly and slightly.
The car gave a shudder and stopped moving.
Often appears as...
- car gave a shudder
- sudden shudder
verb
To shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling.
She shuddered at the sight of the snake.
Often appears as...
- shudder at the thought
- shudder in fear
verb
A strong shake or tremble, the type that is caused by fear or disgust.
With a shudder, he recalled the gruesome scene.
Often appears as...
- give a shudder
- with a shudder
noun
A strong feeling of fear or disgust.
He felt a cold shudder run down his spine when he saw the blood.
Often appears as...
- feel a shudder
- shudder of fear
noun
An act of shaking suddenly and slightly.
The car gave a shudder and stopped moving.
Often appears as...
- car gave a shudder
- sudden shudder
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Pro Tip 1/3Unpleasant Trigger
Use 'shudder' when describing a physical reaction to something upsetting or disturbing.
I shuddered every time I heard his name.
Pro Tip 2/3Involuntary Movement
'Shudder' implies a small, uncontrollable movement, unlike voluntary shivering to get warm.
She shuddered as if touched by a chill.
Pro Tip 3/3Brief Sensation
A 'shudder' typically describes a quick, momentary action, not a prolonged state.
A shudder passed through the crowd at the announcement.
Pro Tip 1/3Unpleasant Trigger
Use 'shudder' when describing a physical reaction to something upsetting or disturbing.
I shuddered every time I heard his name.
Pro Tip 2/3Involuntary Movement
'Shudder' implies a small, uncontrollable movement, unlike voluntary shivering to get warm.
She shuddered as if touched by a chill.
Pro Tip 3/3Brief Sensation
A 'shudder' typically describes a quick, momentary action, not a prolonged state.
A shudder passed through the crowd at the announcement.
Pro Tip 1/3Unpleasant Trigger
Use 'shudder' when describing a physical reaction to something upsetting or disturbing.
I shuddered every time I heard his name.
Pro Tip 2/3Involuntary Movement
'Shudder' implies a small, uncontrollable movement, unlike voluntary shivering to get warm.
She shuddered as if touched by a chill.
Pro Tip 3/3Brief Sensation
A 'shudder' typically describes a quick, momentary action, not a prolonged state.
A shudder passed through the crowd at the announcement.
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Hanna Rosin: New data on...
She's the man now." And that really sent a shudder through the room. And that's part of the reason I like to talk about this, because I think it can be pretty painful, and we really have to work through it. And the other reason it's kind of urgent is because it's not just happening in the U.S. It's happening all over the world.
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Marcus du Sautoy:...
He has a character describing the snowflake, and he says he "shuddered at its perfect precision, found it deathly, the very marrow of death." But what artists like to do is to set up expectations of symmetry and then break them. And a beautiful example of this I found, actually, when I visited a colleague of mine
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Symmetry, reality's...
talking about symmetry in the magic mountain he has a character describing the snowflake and he says he shuddered at its perfect precision he added deathly the very marrow of death but what I just like to do is to set up expectations of symmetry and then break them and a beautiful example of this I
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then recapped the lens that was basically their shudder they rushed it back to the dark room before the plate dry develop it right away wash it and then they would have to varnish that plate after a dried that's what preserve that image on there and it was on there forever
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A Tale of Two Atoms PIPE...
and if a neutron chain reaction could be triggered down there in the world of the atom's nucleus, then something like Wells's imaginary atomic bomb might be possible. He shuddered at the thought of this destructive capability. It was just the latest development
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The Irish myth of the...
So hefty was the infant swaddled under piles of blankets, Benandonner shuddered at the thought of what the father would look like. He decided he’d rather not find out. As he fled, Benandonner tore up the rocks connecting the shores, breaking up the causeway.
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After the Avalanche:...
I look back on the privilege of education and I shudder to think what I was thinking, but that was the decision I made, but that time period led me to observe the world from a very curious place. When I'm on the streets, which was rare,
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The true power of the...
exorbitant prices many of us shudder in the wake of the collapse of Tower Records and ask ourselves are we next everyone I talked to in performing arts resonates to the world of aid words of Adrian rich who in dreams of a common
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The new urgency of...
that are being presented in nations around the world to see that they're very much focused on a green recovery. I mean, one obvious impact of the pandemic is that it's brought the world's economy to a shuddering halt,
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For Syrian Refugees, He...
elimination affiliate novel on because ha ha voila shudders come kitty kitty kitty
Video examples
Hanna Rosin: New data on...
She's the man now." And that really sent a shudder through the room. And that's part of the reason I like to talk about this, because I think it can be pretty painful, and we really have to work through it. And the other reason it's kind of urgent is because it's not just happening in the U.S. It's happening all over the world.
Video examples
Marcus du Sautoy:...
He has a character describing the snowflake, and he says he "shuddered at its perfect precision, found it deathly, the very marrow of death." But what artists like to do is to set up expectations of symmetry and then break them. And a beautiful example of this I found, actually, when I visited a colleague of mine
Video examples
Symmetry, reality's...
talking about symmetry in the magic mountain he has a character describing the snowflake and he says he shuddered at its perfect precision he added deathly the very marrow of death but what I just like to do is to set up expectations of symmetry and then break them and a beautiful example of this I
Video examples
The Art of Mugshots PIPE...
then recapped the lens that was basically their shudder they rushed it back to the dark room before the plate dry develop it right away wash it and then they would have to varnish that plate after a dried that's what preserve that image on there and it was on there forever
Video examples
A Tale of Two Atoms PIPE...
and if a neutron chain reaction could be triggered down there in the world of the atom's nucleus, then something like Wells's imaginary atomic bomb might be possible. He shuddered at the thought of this destructive capability. It was just the latest development
Video examples
The Irish myth of the...
So hefty was the infant swaddled under piles of blankets, Benandonner shuddered at the thought of what the father would look like. He decided he’d rather not find out. As he fled, Benandonner tore up the rocks connecting the shores, breaking up the causeway.
Video examples
After the Avalanche:...
I look back on the privilege of education and I shudder to think what I was thinking, but that was the decision I made, but that time period led me to observe the world from a very curious place. When I'm on the streets, which was rare,
Video examples
The true power of the...
exorbitant prices many of us shudder in the wake of the collapse of Tower Records and ask ourselves are we next everyone I talked to in performing arts resonates to the world of aid words of Adrian rich who in dreams of a common
Video examples
The new urgency of...
that are being presented in nations around the world to see that they're very much focused on a green recovery. I mean, one obvious impact of the pandemic is that it's brought the world's economy to a shuddering halt,
Video examples
For Syrian Refugees, He...
elimination affiliate novel on because ha ha voila shudders come kitty kitty kitty
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Quote examples
Nina Turner
American Politician
My mother was born into a solidly middle-class family, but, as all too many Americans understand, everything doesn't always go as planned - no matter how hard you work. She died on welfare. Without the support of the state, I shudder to think of where we would have ended up.
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Franklin Foer
American Writer
There are, in fact, apps you can use to measure how many times you check your phone, and I shudder to think how many times I check my phone. I'm sure it would be probably in the hundreds of times that I check over the course of the day.
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Brad Dourif
American Actor
Gee, I certainly hope I'm not a scary person in real life. It's not like people run from me when they see me. People are usually pretty nice when they meet me. If they're scared, they keep their shuddering to themselves.
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John Keats
English Poet
I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for religion - I have shuddered at it. I shudder no more - I could be martyred for my religion - Love is my religion - I could die for that.
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Gerard De Nerval
French Novelist
Our dreams are a second life. I have never been able to penetrate without a shudder those ivory or horned gates which separate us from the invisible world.
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Edgar Allan Poe
American Poet
The true genius shudders at incompleteness - and usually prefers silence to saying something which is not everything it should be.
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Charles Baudelaire
French Poet
I am unable to understand how a man of honor could take a newspaper in his hands without a shudder of disgust.
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Georg Trakl
Austrian Poet
Shuddering under the autumn stars, each year, the head sinks lower and lower.
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Roger Vadim
French Journalist
I shudder at the image they would piece together.
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Virgil
Roman Poet
I shudder when relating it.
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Nina Turner
American Politician
My mother was born into a solidly middle-class family, but, as all too many Americans understand, everything doesn't always go as planned - no matter how hard you work. She died on welfare. Without the support of the state, I shudder to think of where we would have ended up.
Quote examples
Franklin Foer
American Writer
There are, in fact, apps you can use to measure how many times you check your phone, and I shudder to think how many times I check my phone. I'm sure it would be probably in the hundreds of times that I check over the course of the day.
Quote examples
Brad Dourif
American Actor
Gee, I certainly hope I'm not a scary person in real life. It's not like people run from me when they see me. People are usually pretty nice when they meet me. If they're scared, they keep their shuddering to themselves.
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John Keats
English Poet
I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for religion - I have shuddered at it. I shudder no more - I could be martyred for my religion - Love is my religion - I could die for that.
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Gerard De Nerval
French Novelist
Our dreams are a second life. I have never been able to penetrate without a shudder those ivory or horned gates which separate us from the invisible world.
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Edgar Allan Poe
American Poet
The true genius shudders at incompleteness - and usually prefers silence to saying something which is not everything it should be.
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Charles Baudelaire
French Poet
I am unable to understand how a man of honor could take a newspaper in his hands without a shudder of disgust.
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Georg Trakl
Austrian Poet
Shuddering under the autumn stars, each year, the head sinks lower and lower.
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Roger Vadim
French Journalist
I shudder at the image they would piece together.
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Virgil
Roman Poet
I shudder when relating it.
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