shudders

Trembles with revulsion

Shudders is the plural of shudder—a trembling movement caused by fear, cold, or revulsion: The movie gave me shudders.

As a verb, shudders describes this involuntary shaking: She shudders at the thought of public speaking.

Something that sends shudders through you provokes a strong physical or emotional reaction.

The old house shudders in the wind.

fear

trembling

Involuntary shaking motion

horror · dread · terror · revulsion · disgust · recoil · flinch · cringe · wince · repulsion

climactic

orgasmic

Of sexual peak

wave · ripple · spasm · involuntary · sensation · intensity · culmination · throes · paroxysm · overwhelming

cold

shivering

Involuntary bodily trembling

icy · frigid · hypothermic · goosebumps · bracing · numb · brrr · nippy · wintry · bone-chilling

mechanical

vibration

Rapid oscillating movement

grinding · jolting · jarring · rumbling · clanking · engine · machinery · brakes · turbulence · chassis

Categories
Opposites
physical movement

shuddersfreezes

Hardens from cold

steadies · stiffens · holds steady · stills · stabilizes

emotional/physiological state

shuddersrelaxes

Becomes less tense

calms · unwinds · settles · soothes · eases

mechanical vibration

shudderspurrs

Vibrates with contentment

hums · glides · steadies · stabilizes

Phrases
Family

shudder, shuddering, shuddered, shuddery

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G