Shuddering
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Shuddering is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of shudder.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of shudder.
More Meanings
- An extended or continuous shudder.
Example Sentences
They have turned a great old English institution into a shameful clip-joint. It's a shuddering, howling tragedy.
The ravviſh danke of clumzie vvinter ramps / The fluent ſummers vaine: and drizling ſleete / Chilleth the vvan bleak cheek of the numd earth, / VVhilſt ſnarling guſts nibble the iuyceles leaues, / From the nak't ſhuddring branch; […]
Word Forms
- shudderings
Synonyms for shuddering
Depending on context, synonyms include unsteady.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unsteady, tremor, tremulation, shaking, thrill, shimmy.
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