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Meanings of shudder in anglès

portuguès
tremedeira
català
estremiment
espanyol
estremecimiento

An almost pleasurable sensation of fright.

estremiment
portuguès
tremor
català
estremiment
espanyol
temblor

An involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)

estremiment
Usage of shudder in anglès
1
A particularly grinding shudder produced a long crashing, over to her right.
A Tale of Time City
2
It makes me shudder; it freezes me; it fills me with apprehension.
The Last Woman
3
She felt the shudder of the main engines gimballing into launch position.
Gravity
4
I shudder to think what it would have cost me at home.
The Irish Times
5
I shudder at the bare thought of dying; I must have time.
Stepping Heavenward
6
Murphy didn't exactly shudder, but her hands stopped moving for a minute.
Proven guilty
7
And maybe, I thought with a shudder, someone was already taking aim.
The Lying Game
8
The sight of the carrion bird made both of the boys shudder.
The Boy Aviators in Africa; Or, an Aerial Ivory Trail
9
The vibrations course through me. She gave a gasp and a shudder.
What alice knew: a most curious tale of henry james & jack the r...
10
I had not thought I had the strength left to shudder so.
Seven Surrenders
11
Nicholas finished the water and put the glass down with a shudder.
The Sorceress
12
No matter how much I do it, he said with a shudder.
Make your move
13
He saw the rocket shudder in its cradle and then lift slowly.
The Monster
14
She sighed; then settled back into the pillow with a little shudder.
The Cathedral: A Novel
15
A slight shudder was the only reply; then Jig lay deadly still.
The Rangeland Avenger
16
The fact is I shudder at the thought of viewing it again.
A Mating in the Wilds
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Translations for shudder
Shudder through the time
Shudder across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common