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[ verb ] shake, as from cold

Synonyms

shiver dither

Examples

"The children are shivering--turn on the heat!"

Used in print

(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)

Both shudder at the thought of proceeding too far beyond the sewage_system and the electric light lines .

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

The boy shuddered at the deathly pale countenance with its wrinkles and gray hair .

2
[ verb ] tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

Synonyms

shiver thrill throb

Used in print

(Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)

A single kick made it spring open , shuddering .

(Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)

Greg tightened his turn until the plane shuddered .

Related terms

tremble frisson

3
[ noun ] an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

Examples

"a frisson of surprise shot through him"

Related terms

fear tingle

4
[ noun ] an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)

Synonyms

tremor

Related terms

vibration

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