shudder

UK /ˈʃʌd.ə/ US /ˈʃʌd.ɚ/
verb 2noun 2

Collocations

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1

(noun.)

ADJ

little, slight, small, tiny | deep, exaggerated, great, violent | involuntary

VERB + SHUDDER

give

When he opened the door to the dark basement, he gave a shudder and decided to wait until morning.

feel

repress, suppress

She suppressed a shudder as the cold water touched her skin.

send

The horror movie sent a shudder down her spine.

SHUDDER + VERB

go/pass/run through sb/sth, rack sb/sth

A wave of fear shuddered through the crowd when the lights suddenly went out.

PREP

with a ~

She spoke about her childhood fears with a shudder.

~ of

A shudder of fear ran through her body when she heard the strange noise outside.

2

(verb.)

ADV

convulsively, uncontrollably, violently | slightly

involuntarily

I involuntarily shuddered when I saw the spider crawling across my desk.

inwardly

VERB + SHUDDER

make sb

The horror film made her shudder throughout the entire movie.

PREP

at

He shuddered at the thought of eating cold fish for breakfast.

through

The cold wind made a shudder run through the old wooden house.

with

The old building shuddered with the force of the earthquake.

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