as in shiver
an instance of shaking involuntarily with fear or cold
a shudder ran through him as he stepped outside into the snow
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as in to shake
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
huddled in the basement, we shuddered with fear as we heard the approaching tornado
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Recent Examples of shudder
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024
Companies that embraced it realized that disruption was not something to be cherished with the new and out with the old sent shudders throughout the organization.
—John Baldoni, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
In that case, the decision whether or not to play for seeding purposes comes down to Rob Manfred, which is a sentence that should make everyone shudder with dread.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Noun
As long as culture can live — [election-year shudder] — so, too, will florid fights around it.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024
Companies that embraced it realized that disruption was not something to be cherished with the new and out with the old sent shudders throughout the organization.
—John Baldoni, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Verb
Mirror neurons are firing between these big shuddering brains.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
In that case, the decision whether or not to play for seeding purposes comes down to Rob Manfred, which is a sentence that should make everyone shudder with dread.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shudder
Noun
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Finding a tick embedded in your dog’s skin can send a shiver down your spine.Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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As if the economic landscape wasn't scary enough, geopolitical tensions added another layer of uncertainty, with USA Today reporting North Korea test-fired what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile sending shivers through the market.Dan Irvine, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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When God appeared to Moses on the mountain to send him to powerful and evil Pharoah to set God’s people free, Moses shook with fear.Walt Shelton, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The ultrasonic waves emitted by this device essentially help to shake congestion loose, gently pushing blackheads out of pores without the need for firm pressure or painful extractions.Emily Orofino, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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Valeria leaves guard duties to Ellen, a grandmother with a constant tremble in her hands from her MS.James Grebey, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
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Kaleena knew her fate before it was announced, teary-eyed and emotional as Kish, with a tremble in her voice, asked her and Alisha to pack their knives and go.Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
Verb
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Your limbs, or even your entire upper body, may jerk or thrash in the process.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Yanking a zipper shut is more likely to break teeth or jerk the slider off the track.Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
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Just as the clock struck midnight on October 31, wrapping up another Halloween season, the undisputed queen of Christmas herself, Mariah Carey, struck one last terrifying blow into the hearts of her quivering subjects.Michael Savio, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Some remind me of Piranesi’s imaginary prisons with their multilevel interiors diagonally slashed by staircases and shafts of sunlight, their ambiguous atmosphere quivering with both horror and exhilaration.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Oct. 2024
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By pairing two drivers to vibrate in opposite directions, the technology allows for bigger sound with fewer distortions.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Rather, Danek’s device is a vibrating mesh nebulizer, which uses a circular disc that moves 150,000 times per second to wick pharmaceutical-grade nicotine liquid into an inhalable vapor.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Shudder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shudder. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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