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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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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
But this year, polls showed a trend that would have made my mother and aunt shudder.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
And concerns about the death penalty run through the decision like a shudder.
—Timothy William Waters, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2013
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Verb
Apparently, a majority of people under 40 don’t bother separating out their darks and lights, and your Southern mother is shuddering.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
But this year, polls showed a trend that would have made my mother and aunt shudder.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
Noun
The above sequence may prompt shudders from Chelsea supporters who recall similar errors from Sanchez last season — not all of which were punished — attempting to build from the back under Mauricio Pochettino.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
And concerns about the death penalty run through the decision like a shudder.
—Timothy William Waters, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2013
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“Shudder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shudder. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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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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