shudder

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shud|der /ʃ'ʌdər/ (shudders shuddering shuddered)
1 [VERB] V prep/adv
If you shudder, you shake with fear, horror, or disgust, or because you are cold.
Lloyd had urged her to eat caviar. She had shuddered at the thought...
[N-COUNT] usu sing
Shudder is also a noun.
She recoiled with a shudder.
2 [VERB] V prep/adv, V
If something such as a machine or vehicle shudders, it shakes suddenly and violently.
The train began to pull out of the station-then suddenly shuddered to a halt...
The whole ship shuddered and trembled at the sudden strain.
3 [N-COUNT]
If something sends a shudder or shudders through a group of people, it makes them worried or afraid.
The next crisis sent a shudder of fear through the UN community...
4 [PHRASE] V inflects, usu PHR wh
If you say that you shudder to think what would happen in a particular situation, you mean that you expect it to be so bad that you do not really want to think about it.
I shudder to think what would have happened if he hadn't acted as quickly as he did.

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