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to shudder
01
to tremble or shake involuntarily, often as a result of fear, cold, or excitement
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
shudder
3rd person singular
shudders
present participle
shuddering
past simple
shuddered
past participle
shuddered
Examples
The eerie sound in the haunted house made her shudder with fear.
Shudder
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
shudders
Examples
A shudder ran through her body when she heard the eerie howl of the wind.
02
an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
