Verb
The old car shuddered to a halt.
The house shuddered as a plane flew overhead. Noun
a shudder ran through him as he stepped outside into the snow
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
In another room, mother-of-four Rasha Abdel Miqdad shudders with grief, before breaking down in tears.—Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 26 June 2024 Evelyn shuddered inside the blazer’s warmth and Donald put an arm tentatively around her shoulders.—Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
Noun
When Evil Lurks watch on shudder Every editorial product is independently selected.—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 June 2024 The drills worked with a hiss and a shudder, making a grid of deep holes into the face of the rock.—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shudder
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Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English shoddren; akin to Old High German skutten to shake and perhaps to Lithuanian kutėti to shake up
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