shuddering

3 definitions • 4 examples

present participle of

to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling:

The sight of so much blood made him shudder.

She shuddered at the thought of kissing him.

When something shudders, it shakes violently and quickly:

I heard a massive explosion and the ground shuddered beneath me.

There was a screech of brakes and the bus shuddered to a halt (= shook violently and stopped).