From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Shudder \Shud"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shuddered};p. pr. & vb.
n. {Shuddering}.] [OE. shoderen, schuderen; akin to LG.
schuddern, D. schudden to shake, OS. skuddian, G. schaudern
to shudder, sch["u]tteln to shake, sch["u]tten to pour, to
shed, OHG. scutten, scuten, to shake.]
To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiver
with cold; to quake. "With shuddering horror pale." --Milton.
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The shuddering tennant of the frigid zone. --Goldsmith.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Shudder \Shud"der\, n.
The act of shuddering, as with fear. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shudder
n 1: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
surprise shot through him" [syn: {frisson}, {shiver},
{chill}, {quiver}, {shudder}, {thrill}, {tingle}]
2: an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear) [syn:
{tremor}, {shudder}]
v 1: shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on
the heat!" [syn: {shiver}, {shudder}]
2: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn:
{shudder}, {shiver}, {throb}, {thrill}]
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