shudder 1 of 2

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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“Shudder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shudder. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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