Examples of shudder in a Sentence
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
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Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Brides-to-be who lived through the early aughts may understandably shudder at the thought.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
Over Martin’s delicate playing, her aching rasp resonated to the rafters, a melancholy shudder that still sounded comforting.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Old Thunderbird shuddered under the force of the impact and then fell over onto his side.
—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Brides-to-be who lived through the early aughts may understandably shudder at the thought.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
Amina felt a shudder of annoyance at the bluntness of the comment, and also at its blindness—that signs of her transformation should be guessed at from her appearance.
—Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
Over Martin’s delicate playing, her aching rasp resonated to the rafters, a melancholy shudder that still sounded comforting.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Shudder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shudder. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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shudder
1 of 2 verb
shud·der
ˈshəd-ər 
shuddered; shuddering
-(ə-)riŋ
1
: to tremble with fear or horror or from cold
shuddered just thinking about it
2
: shake entry 1 sense 1, quiver
the train slowed and shuddered to a halt
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