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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Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
Design practices Not knowing ahead of time what lunar explorers may face is an unsure, shuddering proposition.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 20 June 2026
Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 June 2026
Whoever ends up playing the America 250 or (shudder) Freedom 250 gigs, the Chicks are our pick for Band of the Sesquicentennial.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 June 2026
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Verb
A lot of people are upset by the notion of bringing cage fights to the White House, shuddering at the bad taste of it all.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
Design practices Not knowing ahead of time what lunar explorers may face is an unsure, shuddering proposition.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 20 June 2026
Noun
The tensions, which have sent a shudder across many American industries, have prompted Washington to seek new sources of rare earths.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 June 2026
Whoever ends up playing the America 250 or (shudder) Freedom 250 gigs, the Chicks are our pick for Band of the Sesquicentennial.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 June 2026
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“Shudder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shudder. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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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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