Shudder

Noun

 * 1) A shivering tremor.
 * 2) A moment of almost pleasurable fear; a frisson.

Verb

 * 1)  To shake nervously, as if from fear.
 * 2)  To vibrate jerkily.

Adjectives for Shudder
strong; involuntary; passing; ecstatic; visible; slight; repressed; pious; elaborate; intuitive; violent.

Verbs for Shudder
arrest—; elicit—; excite—; feign—; impel—; induce—; inspire—; occasion—; provoke—; repress—; restrain—; —agitates; —betrays ; —convulses; —disconcerts; —electrifies; —paralyzes;  —perturbs;  —ripples through; —ruffles.

Adverbs for Shudder
spasmodically; physically; instinctively; figuratively ;  apprehensively;  involuntarily; violently; feverishly; abnormally; perceptibly.

Synonyms for Shudder

 * (shivering tremor): jiggle, quake, rumble, quiver
 * (frisson): shiver, quiver, tingle, thrill
 * (shake nervously): palpitate, shiver, shake, quake
 * (vibrate jerkily): flutter, jiggle, shake, wiggle

Thesaurus
convulse, convulsion, didder, disquiet, disquietude, dither, dithers, falter, fidgetiness, fidgets, flush, flutter, freeze, freeze to death, grimace, grow cold, gyrate, have a chill, have an ague, have goose pimples, heaving, horripilate, hustle, inquietude, jactitate, jar, jerk, jig, jigget, jiggle, jog, joggle, jollies, jolt, jostle, jounce, jump, kick, lift, lose heat, palpitation, panting, paroxysm, perish with cold, pitapat, pitter-patter, quake, quaking, quaver, quavering, quiver, quivering, rattle, restlessness, rictus, rush, rush of emotion, sensation, shake, shakes, shaking, shimmy, shiver, shivers, shock, spasm, surge of emotion, thrill, throb, throbbing, tic, tingle, tingling, titillation, tremble, trembling, tremor, tremor of excitement, trepidation, trepidity, twitch, twitter, unrest, vibrate, vibration, wobble

Etymology
Either from Middle Dutch or from schoderen: (whence also Danish skudre:). Cognate with German schaudern:.

Pronunciation




Noun

 * Czech:
 * Dutch: rilling
 * Finnish: väristys, vapina, tutina, puistatus


 * German:
 * Icelandic: ,
 * Portuguese: arrepio, calafrio
 * Scottish Gaelic:


 * Czech: se
 * Finnish: väristys
 * German:


 * Icelandic:
 * Romanian:

Verb

 * Czech: se
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, , , puistattaa
 * French: frissonner


 * German:
 * Icelandic: skjálfa, hrylla við
 * Portuguese: tremer, tiritar
 * Scottish Gaelic: ,


 * Czech: se
 * Finnish:, ,
 * German:


 * Icelandic: skjálfa, hrylla við
 * Scottish Gaelic: ,