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shudder

shud·der

UK/ˈʃʌdə/ US/ˈʃʊdə/ uncommon
verb (2) noun (2)

verb

1.

shake, as from cold

  • “The children are shivering--turn on the heat!”
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2.

noun

1.

an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

  • “a frisson of surprise shot through him”
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2.

an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)

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Origin

From Middle English schoderen, from Middle Dutch schudderen and/or Middle Low German schodderen, iterative forms of the verb at hand in Dutch schudden, Low German schüdden (both “to shake”), German schütten (“to pour”), from Proto-Germanic *skudjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skewdʰ-. From Low German are also borrowed German schaudern (“to shudder”), Danish skudre.

Phrases

  • shudder quote

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