shudder
Meaning
Synonyms
give a start
tremble with fear
shake oneself
be frail
be shivering
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃʌd.ə/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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