'Shudder' definitions:
Definition of 'shudder'
(from WordNet)
noun
An almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" [syn: frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle]
noun
An involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear) [syn: tremor, shudder]
verb
Shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!" [syn: shiver, shudder]
verb
Definition of 'Shudder'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The shuddering tennant of the frigid zone. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Shudder'
From: GCIDE
- Shudder \Shud"der\, n. The act of shuddering, as with fear. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'shudder'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bang,
- be cold,
- bob,
- bobble,
- boot,
- bounce,
- bump,
- charge,
- chatter,
- chill,
- convulse,
- convulsion,
- didder,
- disquiet,
- disquietude,
- dither,
- dithers,
- falter,
- fidgetiness,
- fidgets,
- flush,
- flutter,
- freeze,
- freeze to death,
- grimace,
- grow cold,
- gyrate,
- have a chill,
- have an ague,
- have goose pimples,
- heaving,
- horripilate,
- hustle,
- inquietude,
- jactitate,
- jar,
- jerk,
- jig,
- jigget,
- jiggle,
- jog,
- joggle,
- jollies,
- jolt,
- jostle,
- jounce,
- jump,
- kick,
- lift,
- lose heat,
- palpitation,
- panting,
- paroxysm,
- perish with cold,
- pitapat,
- pitter-patter,
- quake,
- quaking,
- quaver,
- quavering,
- quiver,
- quivering,
- rattle,
- restlessness,
- rictus,
- rush,
- rush of emotion,
- sensation,
- shake,
- shakes,
- shaking,
- shimmy,
- shiver,
- shivers,
- shock,
- spasm,
- surge of emotion,
- thrill,
- throb,
- throbbing,
- tic,
- tingle,
- tingling,
- titillation,
- tremble,
- trembling,
- tremor,
- tremor of excitement,
- trepidation,
- trepidity,
- twitch,
- twitter,
- unrest,
- vibrate,
- vibration,
- wobble