shudder
Shake with revulsion
Shudder is an involuntary trembling from fear, cold, or revulsion: She shuddered at the thought of going back.
The word suggests a brief, intense physical reaction—more violent than a shiver, less sustained than trembling.
Things can shudder too: a building in an earthquake, an engine before it dies.
I shudder to think introduces something unpleasant to contemplate.
Shake from fear
- shakeTrembling or blended treat
- shiverInvoluntary trembling sensation
- quakeSeismic ground trembling
- recoilBackward force from discharge
flinch · cringe · wince · convulse · spasm · jolt · start · gasp
Rapid oscillating movement
- judderShake with jerky vibrations
- rattleShaking sound maker
- shakeTrembling or blended treat
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
lurch · buck · seize · stall · grind · clatter · rumble · clunk
Seismic ground movement
- rumbleLow rolling sound
- shakeTrembling or blended treat
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
jolt · quake · seismic · tectonic · epicenter · faultline · sway · instability
Involuntary trembling sensation
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
- coldLow temperature state
- frostThin ice coating
- freezingExtremely cold
icy · frigid · draft · breeze · damp · clammy · chilly · brisk
Intense physical disgust
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- abhorrenceExtreme hatred or disgust
aversion · distaste · recoil · grimace · gag · retch · squirm · cringe
Intense anticipatory fear
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
unease · anxiety · suspense · nervousness · misgiving · ominous · impending · looming
tremble
Shake from fear
recoil · flinch · cringe · wince · convulse · spasm · jolt · start · gasp · blanch
vibration
Rapid oscillating movement
jolt · lurch · buck · seize · stall · grind · clatter · rumble · clunk · sputter
earthquake
Seismic ground movement
aftershock · jolt · quake · seismic · tectonic · epicenter · faultline · sway · instability
shiver
Involuntary trembling sensation
- goosebumpsRaised skin from cold
- coldLow temperature state
- frostThin ice coating
freezing · icy · frigid · draft · breeze · damp · clammy · chilly · brisk · nippy
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
abhorrence · aversion · distaste · recoil · grimace · gag · retch · squirm · cringe · queasy
dread
Intense anticipatory fear
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
premonition · unease · anxiety · suspense · nervousness · misgiving · ominous · impending · looming · creeping