shudder

Meaning

Verb

1. To shake nervously, often from fear or horror.
2. To vibrate jerkily.

Noun

1. A shivering tremor, often from fear or horror.
2. A moment of almost pleasurable fear; a frisson.

Synonyms

shiver

tremble

quiver

shake

quake

thrill

tremor

trembling

shaking

chill

throb

vibrate

horror

quivering

wince

quaking

frisson

recoil

vibration

trepidation

cower

shrink

start

startle

quaver

tingle

give a start

cringe

freeze

tremble with fear

shake oneself

malaria

be frail

agitated

be shivering

agitation

chills

cold

🥶

convulse

creep

dither

goosepimples

hair-raising

horrible

jump

move

palpitate

palpitation

quail

rigor

screen

shade

shakiness

shivering

shivers

tenderize

terrible

tic

weak

wiggle

be frightened

be shocked

feel chilly

get scared

Hyphenated as

shud‧der

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃʌd.ə/

Etymology

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.