as in shiver
an instance of shaking involuntarily with fear or cold
a shudder ran through him as he stepped outside into the snow
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as in to shake
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
huddled in the basement, we shuddered with fear as we heard the approaching tornado
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Recent Examples of shudder
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
As long as culture can live — [election-year shudder] — so, too, will florid fights around it.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024
Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
At this point, phrases like ambient computing, ubiquitous computing, and even (shudder) Internet of Things may be zipping and popping around your brain.
—Sophie Charara, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Scripps is backing out of a ambitious effort to offer national news across its many TV stations, and its reasons for doing so may give rivals the shudders.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024
As long as culture can live — [election-year shudder] — so, too, will florid fights around it.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024
Verb
But this year, polls showed a trend that would have made my mother and aunt shudder.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
At this point, phrases like ambient computing, ubiquitous computing, and even (shudder) Internet of Things may be zipping and popping around your brain.
—Sophie Charara, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024
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With darkness descending at what feels like midafternoon, late fall is the perfect time to crack open a book that will send shivers down your spine.Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 Nov. 2024
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Finding a tick embedded in your dog’s skin can send a shiver down your spine.Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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Stephen DeLong, a geologist with the Earthquake Science Center at the U.S.G.S., said in a news briefing on Thursday that those closest to the epicenter, including residents of Ferndale, were the most likely to feel shaking or see any damage.Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Ulta also raised its full-year outlook slightly as the beauty retailer shook off fears that the company was facing increasing competition and slowing demand for makeup and skincare.Michele Luhn, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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Valeria leaves guard duties to Ellen, a grandmother with a constant tremble in her hands from her MS.James Grebey, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
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Kaleena knew her fate before it was announced, teary-eyed and emotional as Kish, with a tremble in her voice, asked her and Alisha to pack their knives and go.Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
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Your limbs, or even your entire upper body, may jerk or thrash in the process.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Yanking a zipper shut is more likely to break teeth or jerk the slider off the track.Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
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Just as the clock struck midnight on October 31, wrapping up another Halloween season, the undisputed queen of Christmas herself, Mariah Carey, struck one last terrifying blow into the hearts of her quivering subjects.Michael Savio, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Some remind me of Piranesi’s imaginary prisons with their multilevel interiors diagonally slashed by staircases and shafts of sunlight, their ambiguous atmosphere quivering with both horror and exhilaration.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Oct. 2024
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The black holes would cause this dark matter to vibrate like a bell rather than dispersing.Jonathan O’Callaghan, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2024
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Not literal strings, of course — but tiny loops or snippets of vibrating energy.Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Shudder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shudder. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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