Shudder synonyms and antonyms

shŭd'ər

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shuddering
An extended or continuous shudder.
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quake
To shiver or shudder, as with cold or from strong emotion.
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shake (related)
To shake hands:
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flutter
To wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner:
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shiver
The definition of a shiver is a splinter of something broken.
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quiver
(Intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.
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tremor.--v. tremble
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convulse
To become affected by convulsions; shake.
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tremor
The definition of a tremor is a shake, tremble or shiver, or a feeling of excitement.
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frisson
The definition of frisson is a sudden shiver of excitement or fear.
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vibration
The definition of a vibration is a movement back and forth, or an emotion sensed by another person.
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jitter
To be nervous or uneasy; fidget.
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tremble
Tremble means to shake involuntarily, often out of fear or because you are cold.
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steady (antonym)
To make or become steady
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repetition (related)
(Weightlifting): The act of performing a single, controlled exercise motion; also called a rep. A group of repetitions is a set.
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chill
A chill is defined as a feeling of coldness or a sudden feeling of fear, dread or disappointment.
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thrill
A quivering or trembling caused by sudden excitement or emotion.
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tingle
This feeling
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throb
To beat strongly or fast; palpitate, as the heart under exertion
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hiss (related)
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groan (related)
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chuckle (related)
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growl (related)
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sob (related)
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shaking
A movement that shakes.
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wave (related)
A disturbance, oscillation, or vibration, either of a medium and moving through that medium (such as water and sound waves), or of some quantity with different values at different points in space, moving through space (such as electromagnetic waves or a quantum mechanical wave described by the wave function).
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shimmy
To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs.)
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quaver
To speak in a quivering voice; utter a quivering sound.
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twitter
To utter or say with a twitter:
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vibrate
Vibrate is defined as to move back and forth, or to tremble or shake.
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tic
A repetitive, rapid, sudden muscular movement or vocalization, usually experienced as involuntary or semivoluntary.
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twitch
The definition of a twitch is a quick and short movement.
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grimace (related)
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shriek (related)
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wince (related)
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gasp (related)
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cringe (related)
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Find another word for shudder. In this page you can discover 38 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for shudder, like: trembling, shuddering, quake, shake, flutter, shiver, quiver, tremor.--v. tremble, convulse, tremor and frisson.
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Shudder Sentence Examples

  • I felt a shudder remembering the night before.

  • Another boom, another flash of light outside the window, another shudder as the building struggled to stand upright.

  • This idea horrified her, made her shudder, blush, and feel such a rush of anger and pride as she had never experienced before.

  • It again!... said Pierre to himself, and an involuntary shudder ran down his spine.

  • He paused in the doorway to allow a familiar shudder to pass before stepping into the brightly lit antechamber.

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