shudder : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: shudder	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for shudder
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shudder n an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" Synonym(s): frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear) Synonym(s): tremor, shudder v shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!" Synonym(s): shiver, shudder tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement Synonym(s): shudder, shiver, throb, thrill
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shudder \Shud"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shuddered};p. pr. & vb. n. {Shuddering}.] [OE. shoderen, schuderen; akin to LG. schuddern, D. schudden to shake, OS. skuddian, G. schaudern to shudder, sch[81]tteln to shake, sch[81]tten to pour, to shed, OHG. scutten, scuten, to shake.] To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiver with cold; to quake. [bd]With shuddering horror pale.[b8] --Milton. The shuddering tennant of the frigid zone. --Goldsmith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shudder \Shud"der\, n. The act of shuddering, as with fear. --Shak.