Synonyms of shuddering

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adjective

as in shaking

marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements

with a shuddering extension of his hand, the poor beggar asked for a little charity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaking
• trembling
• quivering
• trembly
• shivering
• shaky
• shuddery
• tremulous
• quaking
• wobbly
• wobbling
• atremble
• tottering
• quavery
• aquiver
• tottery
• convulsive
• unsteady
• throbbing
• shivery
• pulsating
• palpitating
• wavering
• rocky
• unstable
• wavery
• staggery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• steady
• stable
• controlled
• firm
• settled

shuddering

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noun

as in trembling

a series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side

tried to control the shuddering of his hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trembling
• shaking
• twitching
• vibration
• quivering
• shivering
• tremor
• shudder
• oscillation
• tremble
• jiggling
• shake
• rocking
• quaking
• twitch
• shiver
• quiver
• juddering
• palpitation
• jiggle

shuddering

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verb

present participle of shudder

as in jerking

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements

huddled in the basement, we shuddered with fear as we heard the approaching tornado

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaking
• jerking
• quivering
• trembling
• vibrating
• shivering
• quaking
• twitching
• convulsing
• wobbling
• jolting
• swaying
• jiggling
• juddering
• agitating
• throbbing
• flickering
• jouncing
• swinging
• waving
• fluttering
• rocking
• chattering
• joggling
• quavering
• bucketing
• thrilling
• wavering
• pulsing
• fluctuating
• palpitating
• pulsating
• undulating
• oscillating
• doddering
• pitter-pattering
• beating
• pit-a-patting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shuddering

Noun

The director again shows his action smarts by creating a brief lull — albeit while leaning hard on one of the more sudsy passages of composer Fernando Velázquez’s generic score — before the next shuddering impact sends the number of casualties skyrocketing. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2026

Fellow clubgoers splashed cold water on his face in an attempt to stop the shuddering. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025

Verb

These seemingly innocuous incidents attain new significance as they’re revisited alongside a slow crescendo that suddenly turns to shuddering piano chords on the track’s bridge. — Nick Ayres Demasi, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026

Choose Baits with Vibration Lipless crankbaits earn their keep each spring, as their shuddering motion creates the bait-mimicking tremors to which bass respond. — David A. Brown, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026

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

Environmental groups, though, are shuddering about the details the new ballot measure could bring. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026

The series opens as City’s record-breaking run of 26 games unbeaten comes to a shuddering halt, with a string of defeats in late 2024 leaving Guardiola visibly shaken. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 June 2026

That brewery is taking over Headflyer's space after closing its own Nordeast taproom in 2023, then shuddering entirely last year before rising from the ashes months later. — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 14 May 2026

The world itself is shuddering on some of these economic blows. — ABC News, 3 May 2026