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1shud·der

intransitive verb \ˈshə-dər\
shud·deredshud·der·ing \-d(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of SHUDDER

: 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)

Rhymes with SHUDDER

budder, flooder, judder, rudder, udder

2shudder

noun

Definition of SHUDDER

: an act of shuddering
— shud·dery \-d(ə-)rē\ adjective

Examples of SHUDDER

  1. <a shudder ran through him as he stepped outside into the snow>

First Known Use of SHUDDER

1607

Related to SHUDDER

Synonyms
quiver, shiver, tremble

Rhymes with SHUDDER

budder, flooder, judder

shud·der

intransitive verb \ˈshəd-ər\   (Medical Dictionary)
shud·deredshud·der·ing

Medical Definition of SHUDDER

: to tremble convulsively : shiver
—shudder noun

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