Meaning of "shudder" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHUDDER

From Middle Low German schōderen; related to Old Frisian skedda to shake, Old High German skutten to shake.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SHUDDER

shudder  [ˈʃʌdə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHUDDER

Shudder is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb shudder in English.

WHAT DOES SHUDDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shivering

Shivering is a bodily function in response to early hypothermia or just feeling cold in warm-blooded animals. When the core body temperature drops, the shivering reflex is triggered to maintain homeostasis. Muscle groups around the vital organs begin to shake in small movements, creating warmth by expending energy. Shivering can also be a response to a fever, as a person may feel cold. During fever the hypothalamic set point for temperature is raised. The increased set point causes the body temperature to rise, but also makes the patient feel cold until the new set point is reached. Rigor occurs because the patient's body is effectively shivering in a physiological attempt to increase body temperature to the new set point. Located in the posterior hypothalamus near the wall of the third ventricle is an area called the primary motor center for shivering. This area is normally inhibited by signals from the heat center in the anterior hypothalamic-preoptic area but is excited by cold signals from the skin and spinal cord. Therefore, this center becomes activated when the body temperature falls even a fraction of a degree below a critical temperature level.

Definition of shudder in the English dictionary

The definition of shudder in the dictionary is to shake or tremble suddenly and violently, as from horror, fear, aversion, etc. Other definition of shudder is the act of shuddering; convulsive shiver.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHUDDER

PRESENT

Present

I shudder

you shudder

he/she/it shudders

we shudder

you shudder

they shudder

Present continuous

I am shuddering

you are shuddering

he/she/it is shuddering

we are shuddering

you are shuddering

they are shuddering

Present perfect

I have shuddered

you have shuddered

he/she/it has shuddered

we have shuddered

you have shuddered

they have shuddered

Present perfect continuous

I have been shuddering

you have been shuddering

he/she/it has been shuddering

we have been shuddering

you have been shuddering

they have been shuddering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I shuddered

you shuddered

he/she/it shuddered

we shuddered

you shuddered

they shuddered

Past continuous

I was shuddering

you were shuddering

he/she/it was shuddering

we were shuddering

you were shuddering

they were shuddering

Past perfect

I had shuddered

you had shuddered

he/she/it had shuddered

we had shuddered

you had shuddered

they had shuddered

Past perfect continuous

I had been shuddering

you had been shuddering

he/she/it had been shuddering

we had been shuddering

you had been shuddering

they had been shuddering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will shudder

you will shudder

he/she/it will shudder

we will shudder

you will shudder

they will shudder

Future continuous

I will be shuddering

you will be shuddering

he/she/it will be shuddering

we will be shuddering

you will be shuddering

they will be shuddering

Future perfect

I will have shuddered

you will have shuddered

he/she/it will have shuddered

we will have shuddered

you will have shuddered

they will have shuddered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been shuddering

you will have been shuddering

he/she/it will have been shuddering

we will have been shuddering

you will have been shuddering

they will have been shuddering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would shudder

you would shudder

he/she/it would shudder

we would shudder

you would shudder

they would shudder

Conditional continuous

I would be shuddering

you would be shuddering

he/she/it would be shuddering

we would be shuddering

you would be shuddering

they would be shuddering

Conditional perfect

I would have shudder

you would have shudder

he/she/it would have shudder

we would have shudder

you would have shudder

they would have shudder

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been shuddering

you would have been shuddering

he/she/it would have been shuddering

we would have been shuddering

you would have been shuddering

they would have been shuddering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you shudder
we let´s shudder
you shudder

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to shudder

Past participle

shuddered

Present Participle

shuddering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SHUDDER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shudder» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of shudder

convulse · convulsion · quake · quiver · shake · shiver · spasm · tremble · trembling · tremor

TRANSLATION OF SHUDDER

Find out the translation of shudder to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of shudder from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shudder» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 战栗
• Translator English - Spanish: estremecerse
• English: shudder
• Translator English - Hindi: कंपकंपी
• Translator English - Arabic: يَنْتَفِضُ
• Translator English - Russian: содрогаться
• Translator English - Portuguese: estremecer
• Translator English - Bengali: কাম্পনি
• Translator English - French: tressaillir
• Translator English - Malay: Menggeletar
• Translator English - German: schaudern
• Translator English - Japanese: 身震いする
• Translator English - Korean: 떨다
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngguyu
• Translator English - Vietnamese: run bắn lên
• Translator English - Tamil: இதனாலேயே
• Translator English - Marathi: कंप
• Translator English - Turkish: titreme
• Translator English - Italian: fremito
• Translator English - Polish: zadrżeć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: здригнутися
• Translator English - Romanian: a se înfiora
• Translator English - Greek: ανατριχιάζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: sidder
• Translator English - Swedish: rysa
• Translator English - Norwegian: grøsse

8 QUOTES WITH «SHUDDER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shudder.

1

Alistair Cooke

As always, the British especially shudder at the latest American vulgarity, and then they embrace it with enthusiasm two years later.

2

Alcee Hastings

I find it difficult to believe that God would want us to strip the courts of their powers to interpret the laws of this land, albeit with the divergent opinions. I shudder that my colleagues do not understand the dynamics of the Federal judiciary.

3

John Keats

I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for religion - I have shuddered at it. I shudder no more - I could be martyred for my religion - Love is my religion - I could die for that.

4

Brian Lumley

German readers are much like Brits or Americans: They read for the thrill of it, the occasional shudder down the spine, knowing it's not real - but looking over their shoulders anyway, just in case.

5

Gerard De Nerval

Our dreams are a second life. I have never been able to penetrate without a shudder those ivory or horned gates which separate us from the invisible world.

6

Amy Tan

I would never require anyone to read any book. That seems antithetical to why we read - which is to choose a book for our personal reasons. I always shudder when I'm told my books are on required reading lists.

7

Roger Vadim

I shudder at the image they would piece together.

8

John Sergeant Wise

In those days, slavery was not looked upon, even in Quaker Philadelphia, with the shudder and abhorrence one feels towards it now.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHUDDER»

Discover the use of shudder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shudder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Shudder Pulps: A History of the Weird Menace Magazines ...

This volumes chronicles the authors, artists, and publishers of those classic thrill-fests!

Robert Kenneth Jones, 2007

I Shudder at Your Touch: 22 Tales of Sex and Horror

A collection of twenty-two tales of sex and horror features work by Stephen King, Ruth Rendell, Clive Barker, Stephen R. Donaldson, Patrick McGrath, Thomas M. Disch, and others. Original.

Michele B. Slung, 1992

Weep, Shudder, Die: A Guide to Loving Opera

Weep, Shudder, Die is an insightful and accessible guide to the grand art of opera for both new and longtime fans.

Robert Levine, 2011

I Shudder: And Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey

Now, in this long overdue collection, he casts his gleefully wicked eye on the world as he sees it: a landscape of stylish dowagers, irascible producers, and full-tilt eccentrics.

Paul Rudnick, 2010

Shudder

With his own little boy the prime target, LAPD homicide detective Robert Card races against time to stop the serial killer who has been preying on the city's tots. Original.

Brian Harper, 1994

Shudder:

Jason and Azazel wake abruptly from their coma, their powers gone.

V. J. Chambers, 2014

Shudder Again: 22 Tales of Sex and Horror

Twenty-two sensuous and erotic tales of terror and the macabre include chilling works by Robert Bloch, J. G. Ballard, Harlan Ellison, Ramsey Campbell, Ray Bradbury, Thomas Ligotti, Nancy A. Collins, and other masters of the horror genre.

Michele B. Slung, 1994

The Man Who Could Not Shudder

John Dickson Carr. THE. MAN. WHC). COULD. NQT. SHUDDER. A DR. GIDEON FELL MYSTERY. JOHN. DICKSQN. CARR. PRAISE FOR THE WRITING OF JOHN DICKSON CARR “Very few. Front Cover.

John Dickson Carr, 2014

The Blue Fairy Book

Or, when they sat of an evening round the fire telling stories which made one's flesh creep, the listeners sometimes said : ' Oh ! it makes one shudder,' the youngest sat in a corner, heard the exclamation, and could not understand what it meant ...

Andrew Lang, 1891

Feminist Interpretations of Theodor Adorno

For Adorno, this aesthetic appearance, or illusion, is captured in the text as an apparition and is felt by the reader through what he calls the "shudder." In one place, he notes, "The shudder is a response, colored by fear of the overwhelming " ...

Renee J. Heberle, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHUDDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shudder is used in the context of the following news items.

Horror subscription service Shudder looks like the future of film …

Shudder is a diabolical new premium streaming video service, serving horror fans with curated worldwide programming ranging from hard-to-find independent ... «HitFix, Jul 15»

Shudder Aims to Curate a Streaming Movie Catalog Tailor Made for …

There's a new subscription-based streaming video service called Shudder, bringing a slew of different horror films to the masses. Sure, services like Netflix ... «/FILM, Jul 15»

​McDonald's employee licks grease trap for $5 *shudder* [VIDEO]

​McDonald's employee licks grease trap for $5 *shudder* [VIDEO]. Photo credit : hacker98502. ​McDonald's employee licks grease trap for $5 *shudder* ... «Dose.ca, Jul 15»

AMC's Horror-Movie Streaming Service, Shudder, Has Launched. Is …

Good news, fear fans: AMC's horror-centric streaming service, Shudder, is in open beta. Adrenaline junkies can now sign up and instantly stream as many horror ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»

Hamish Linklater to star in TV Land pilot 'I Shudder'

NEW YORK, July 15 (UPI) -- Hamish Linklater is to star in a dark comedy pilot for TV Land called I Shudder. Best known for his work in The New Adventures of ... «UPI.com, Jul 15»

TV Land Gives Nod to Hamish Linklater Pilot 'I Shudder'

“I Shudder” is the latest in a line of new programs that TV Land has put on its slate or in development, including the recently renewed Darren Star comedy ... «Variety, Jul 15»

AMC and DramaFever test horror SVoD site Shudder

AMC and DramaFever are now in the beta testing phase for their new joint project – a subscription horror site called Shudder. Speaking to DTVE yesterday, ... «DigitalTVEurope.net, Jul 15»

AMC beta testing horror-themed SVOD service Shudder

As first reported by Variety, the company is beta-testing Shudder, a streaming service that specializes in horror films such as Korean hit A Tale of Two Sisters, ... «FierceCable, Jul 15»

AMC launches beta for Shudder, a 24/7 streaming horror movie …

AMC Networks is running a beta test of a new over-the-top (OTT) streaming service called Shudder, offering all horror, all the time, reports Variety. Viewers who ... «Digital Trends, Jun 15»

AMC's streaming move sends shudders through cable but will the …

The most recent announcement is AMC's Shudder, a subscription service that allows horror fans to get their frights with hundreds of scary movies in its archive. «The Guardian, Jun 15»