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shud·der Listen to audio/ˈʃʌdɚ/ verb
shud·ders; shud·dered; shud·der·ing
[no obj] 1 of a person : to shake because of fear, cold, etc. — often + with He shuddered [=quivered, trembled] with fear when he heard the scream.often used figuratively I shudder at the thought of what might happen. = I shudder to think (of) what might happen. [=I am very worried/fearful about what might happen]
2 of a thing : to shake violently
The old car shuddered to a halt. The house shuddered as a plane flew overhead.
— shudder noun, plural shudders [count]
I felt a shudder [=tremble] in the floor as the truck drove by. a shudder of fear

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