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shudder |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shudder \Shud"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shuddered};p. pr & vb n. {Shuddering}.] [OE. shoderen schuderen akin to LG schuddern D. schudden to shake, OS skuddian G. schaudern to shudder, sch["u]tteln to shake, sch["u]tten to pour, to shed, OHG. scutten, scuten, to shake.] To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiver with cold; to quake. ``With shuddering horror pale.'' --Milton. The shuddering tennant of the frigid zone. --Goldsmith. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shudder \Shud"der\, n. The act of shuddering, as with fear. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shudder n 1: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: {frisson}, {shiver}, {chill}, {quiver}, {thrill}, {tingle}] 2: an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear) [syn: {tremor}] v 1: shake, as from cold or fear [syn: {shiver}, {dither}] 2: tremble convulsively [syn: {shiver}, {throb}, {thrill}]
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