Thesaurus: shudder

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1. v. i. To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiver with cold; to quake.
2. n. The act of shuddering, as with fear.
3. n. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
4. n. an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
5. v. shake, as from cold
6. v. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
7. 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. The act of shuddering, as with fear. Shak.
8. To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiverwith cold; to quake. "With shuddering horror pale." Milton.The shuddering tennant of the frigid zone. Goldsmith.
9. n:28/v:72 v. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement