shudder
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English schoderen, from Middle Dutch schudderen and/or Middle Low German schodderen,[1] iterative forms of the verb at hand in Dutch schudden, Low German schüdden (both “to shake”), German schütten (“to pour”), from Proto-Germanic *skudjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skewdʰ-. From Low German are also borrowed German schaudern (“to shudder”), Danish skudre.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃʌ.də/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃʌ.ɾɚ/
Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: shutter (accents with flapping)
- Rhymes: -ʌdə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: shud‧der
Noun[edit]
shudder (plural shudders)
- A shivering tremor, often from fear or horror.
- Seeing the spider under his pillow gave John a shudder.
- A moment of almost pleasurable fear; a frisson.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
shivering tremor
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moment of almost pleasurable fear; a frisson
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Verb[edit]
shudder (third-person singular simple present shudders, present participle shuddering, simple past and past participle shuddered)
- (intransitive) To shake nervously, often from fear or horror.
- On seeing the spider under his pillow, John shuddered.
- (intransitive) To vibrate jerkily.
Synonyms[edit]
- (shake nervously): palpitate, shiver, shake, quake
- (vibrate jerkily): flutter, jiggle, shake, wiggle
Translations[edit]
to shake nervously, as if from fear
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to vibrate jerkily
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “shudder”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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