shudder

¹shud·der

verb \ˈshə-dər\

shud·deredshud·der·ing\-d(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of SHUDDER

intransitive verb

: to tremble convulsively : shiver, quiver

Examples of SHUDDER

1. The old car shuddered to a halt.
2. The house shuddered as a plane flew overhead.

Origin of SHUDDER

Middle English shoddren; akin to Old High German skutten to shake and perhaps to Lithuanian kutėti to shake up

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to SHUDDER

Synonyms: agitate, bucket, convulse, jerk, jiggle, joggle, jolt, jounce, judder [chiefly British], quake, quiver, shake, vibrate, wobble (also wabble)

Related Words: rock, sway, swing; chatter, quaver, shiver, thrill, tremble; twitch; dodder, waver; flicker, fluctuate, flutter, oscillate, undulate, wave; beat, palpitate, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pulsate, pulse, throb

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Rhymes with SHUDDER

budder, flooder, judder, rudder, udder