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1. Shake, as from cold
   "The children are shuddering--turn on the heat!"
   - shiver
    
2. Tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
   - shiver, throb, thrill

1. An almost pleasurable sensation of fright
   "a shudder of surprise shot through him"
   - frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, thrill, tingle
    
2. An involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
   - tremor

Derived forms: shuddering, shudders, shuddered

See also: shuddery

Type of: fear, fearfulness, fright, move involuntarily, move reflexively, quiver, quivering, tremble, vibration

Encyclopedia: Shudder