shuddered

past tense of shudder

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of shuddered Earth shuddered with yet another wave of extinctions in this initial chill. Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 For much of last season, Atletico appeared set to seriously compete on all fronts, but their season shuddered to a stop in March with a series of disappointing defeats by Barcelona and Madrid across La Liga, Copa del Rey and the Champions League. Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025 The van shuddered, shifted gear. Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuddered
Verb
  • By Brendan Kuty, Jen McCaffrey and Chris Kirschner NEW YORK — The crowd roared, and then the building shook.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Clark shook her head and said no to both questions.
    Jill Martin, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Travis jerked open the door and slid on his butt down a wing that was on fire.
    Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The president starts out by making a visit to Liberty Arena to play basketball with some school children, then gets jerked away when the crisis happens.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Shuddered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuddered. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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