Shudder

/ˈʃʌd.ə/

Synonyms for "shudder" (138 found)

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Closest matches (28)

Noun(10 words)

quiver shiver tremor appall bucking chill chills cringe disgust disturb

Adjective(1 words)

abrupt movement

bangbe coldbob bobble boot bounce bump charge chatter chill convulse convulsion didder disquiet disquietude

Verb(2 words)

convulses curdle

Strong matches (41)

dither dithers falter fidgetiness fidgets flush flutter freezefreeze to deathgrimacegrow coldgyratehave a chillhave an aguehave goose pimplesheaving horripilate hustle inquietude jactitate

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jar jerk jig jigget jiggle jog joggle jollies jolt jostle jounce jump kick lift

Noun(7 words)

dodders flinch frisson horrify horror jolt judder

Related words (69)

lose heatpalpitation panting paroxysmperish with coldpitapatpitter patterpitter-patter quake quaking quaver quavering quiver quivering rattle recoil restlessness rictus rushrush of emotion

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sensation shake shakes shaking shimmy shiver shivers shock spasmsurge of emotionthrill throb throbbing tic tingle tingling titillation tremble trembling tremortremor of excitementtrepidation trepidity twitch twitter unrest vibrate vibration wobble

Verb(7 words)

palpitate shaken shiver shivered thrill throb trembled

Noun(12 words)

quakes quivers revulsion shake shimmying shivering startle thrill tingle tremble vibrate vibration

Adjective(1 words)

thrilling

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

22 entries

affective reactionbodily movementemotional reactionemotional responsefear fearfulness frightinvoluntary movementmechanical motionmechanical movementmove involuntarilymove reflexivelyphysical movementphysical reactionphysiological responsepsychological response

Showing 16 of 22 words.

More specific

17 entries

bodily tremorcold shudderconvulsionengine shuddergooseflesh joltmoral disgustquake recoil shimmy startlestructural shuddersudden revulsiontremorvehicle shuddervisceral horror

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Collocations

10 entries

bodily shuddercold shuddercollective shudderinvoluntary shuddershudder of fearshudder reflexshudder responseshuddering fituncontrollable shudderviolent shudder

Inflections

3 entries

shuddered shuddering shudders

Derivations

2 entries

shudderer shuddering

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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The sound of an awful scream made him shudder.

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I shudder to think of it.

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Just to think about the accident makes me shudder.

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I've never been religious, but hearing the Lord's Prayer in Latin makes me shudder.

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