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Verb
The old car shuddered to a halt.
The house shuddered as a plane flew overhead.
Noun
a shudder ran through him as he stepped outside into the snow
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Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
At this point, phrases like ambient computing, ubiquitous computing, and even (shudder) Internet of Things may be zipping and popping around your brain.
—Sophie Charara, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024
Timothy William Waters, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2013
Drive a hybrid enough and you’re guaranteed to feel a shudder at some point when the vehicle switches between all-electric to traditional gas mode.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2024
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Verb
But this year, polls showed a trend that would have made my mother and aunt shudder.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
At this point, phrases like ambient computing, ubiquitous computing, and even (shudder) Internet of Things may be zipping and popping around your brain.
—Sophie Charara, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024
Noun
And concerns about the death penalty run through the decision like a shudder.
—Timothy William Waters, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2013
Drive a hybrid enough and you’re guaranteed to feel a shudder at some point when the vehicle switches between all-electric to traditional gas mode.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Shudder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shudder. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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shudder
1 of 2 verb
shud·der
ˈshəd-ər 
shuddered; shuddering
-(ə-)riŋ
1
: to tremble with fear or horror or from cold
shuddered just thinking about it
2
: shake entry 1 sense 1, quiver
the train slowed and shuddered to a halt
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