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  • 31shudder\ to\ think — v. phr. To be afraid; hate to think about something. The professor is so strict I shudder to think what his final exam questions will be like …

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  • 32shudder — I. intransitive verb (shuddered; shuddering) Etymology: Middle English shoddren; akin to Old High German skutten to shake and perhaps to Lithuanian kutėti to shake up Date: 13th century to tremble convulsively ; shiver, quiver II. noun Date …

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  • 33shudder — /shud euhr/, v.i. 1. to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold. n. 2. a convulsive movement of the body, as from horror, fear, or cold. [1275 1325; ME shodderen (v.) (c. G schaudern < LG), freq. of OE scudan to&#8230; …

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  • 34shudder — 1. noun a) A shivering tremor. b) A moment of almost pleasurable fear; a frisson. Syn: jiggle …

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  • 35shudder — Synonyms and related words: bang, be cold, bob, bobble, boot, bounce, bump, charge, chatter, chill, convulse, convulsion, didder, disquiet, disquietude, dither, dithers, falter, fidgetiness, fidgets, flush, flutter, freeze, freeze to death,&#8230; …

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  • 36shudder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. tremble, quake, quiver, shiver, vibrate. See cold, fear. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tremor, shuddering, shaking, trembling. v. Syn. quiver, quake, shiver; see shake 1 , wave 1 . III (Roget s 3&#8230; …

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  • 37shudder — v. n. Wright’s L. P. p. 110 …

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  • 38shudder — shud·der || ʃʌdÉ™(r) n. trembling movement, quiver, shiver v. tremble, shake, shiver, quiver …

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  • 39shudder — verb tremble or shake convulsively, especially from fear or repugnance. noun an act of shuddering. Derivatives shuddering adjective shudderingly adverb shuddery adjective Origin ME: from MDu. schūderen, from a Gmc base meaning shake …

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  • 40shudder — I. v. n. Tremble, shake, quake, quiver, shiver. II. n. Tremor, shuddering, shaking, trembling …

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