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• Once he had grasped the controls, he unleashed a demonic laugh that made his hostages shudder.From the entry demonic
• You shudder as cramps force another hot, wet rush of muck into your diaper, refreshing the stink.2025 October 9, @birdmom.bsky.social, Bluesky. From the entry hose suit
• He didn't relent until the last shudder rippled through her beautiful body.2015, Melissa Foster, Healed by Love (Love in Bloom; The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor; 1), Los Gatos, Calif.: Smashwords, →ISBN. From the entry lave
• I was snotting all into my mouth and having to eat it, silently shuddering.2014, Caitlin Moran, How to Build a Girl, Ebury, published 2015, page 148. From the entry snot
• “Let me guess, is that two guys and one girl?” Mason shuddered again and made a face.2014, J.K. Norry, Demons & Angels: Walking Between Worlds, Book I, Sudden Insight Publishing, →ISBN, page 95. From the entry devil's threesome
• "I guess that explains why they don't fly very well." Gina shuddered.2003, Jeanette Cottrell, There's No Such Thing!. From the entry yeesh
• He shuddered as he thought about all the stories he had heard as a young merchild.2003, Debbie Viguié, Midnight Pearls, Simon Pulse, →ISBN, page 80. From the entry merchild
• A shudder passes over him and he orders another handle of beer.2002, Kate Duignan, Breakwater, Victoria University Press, →ISBN, page 86. From the entry handle
• The minute hand moved with a clonk, and shuddered to a halt on the 9.2002, Terry Pratchett, Reaper Man. From the entry clonk
• Brianna shuddered involuntarily, feeling icy fingers creep ’neath the edges of her courage.1988, Kimberly Cates, Crown of Mist, Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 322. From the entry restirring
• Gray screamed and shuddered, rearing and turning as the ground opened in front of us.1980, Bill Pronzini, Mummy! A Chrestomathy of Crypt-ology, New York, N.Y.: Arbor House, →ISBN, page 237. From the entry unseat
• A tormenting hunger shuddered through her and she wished she could put aside the power.1976, Frank Herbert, Children of Dune. From the entry blindness
• He would never again streak fiery-tongued across a midnight sky spreading death and shuddering fear.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 48. From the entry fiery-tongued
• "A terrible organization!" said Nikita Khrushchev, all but shuddering at the memory.1960 October 31, “United Nations: Last Words”, in Time, retrieved 18 Feb 2020. From the entry wait around
• Lissy shuddered in the stale smells and vaultlike chill of the kitchen.1935, Kathleen Thompson Norris, Shining Windows, page 77. From the entry vaultlike
• I had to go and live with some old aunts in Yorkshire.” She shuddered.1920, Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, London: Pan Books, published 1954, page 141. From the entry deadly
• A mighty shudder ran through the frail craft; she lay far over to starboard; the engines stopped.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 115. From the entry wrack
• A dropwall took a direct hit and shuddered.2020, Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio, Agatha H. and the Siege of Mechanicsburg. From the entry dropwall
• It was a rhythmic thumping and squeaking, and I shuddered to think I was hearing the Ice Lady shaboinking someone.2019, Becky Clark, Foul Play on Words, Woodbury, M.N.: Midnight Ink, →ISBN, page 141. From the entry shaboink
• The inside rider was a shuddering blur accelerating away from the midliner, who was still gaining distance from Razer.2018, Roger Levy, The Rig. From the entry midliner
• So he just kept swinging, feeling a shudder through his arm each time the racquet made contact with a scaly body.2015 March 10, C.T. Adams, The Exile: Book One of the Fae, Tor Books, →ISBN, page 93. From the entry doxy
• If it was an overworked phrase before Frozen, it’s now hard to use the expression without a shudder.2015 January 18, Mariella Frostrup, “I don’t know how to move on from my first boyfriend”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry overworked
• A shudder knifed up her back .2012, David Corbett, Done for a Dime. From the entry knife up
• You should see them in the driveway.” He shuddered.2009, Katherine F. Robertson, Life in Violet, →ISBN, page 176. From the entry all one's taste is in one's mouth
• And he shuddered to think of the legal standing of such recordings, made without the knowledge or permission of the recordees.2008, Reginald Hall, A Cure for All Diseases, Seal Books, published 2009, →ISBN, page 428. From the entry recordee
• Even the thought of going underground made Old Bailey shudder.1996, Neil Gaiman, chapter 8, in Neverwhere, London: Headline Review, published 2005. From the entry brr
• He had a long contemplative glug, then shuddered violently.1996, Bruce Sterling, “The Littlest Jackal”, in A Good Old-Fashioned Future, Bantam Spectra, published 1999, →ISBN. From the entry glug
• “And ghosts too,” some added with a shudder.1951, C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian. From the entry canny
• Francis Thompson, a shrewd observer of his age, noted and shuddered at the growing popularity of the new goddess, Gelasma.1950, Philip Hughes, edited by George Andrew Beck, The English Catholics, 1850-1950. From the entry gelasma
• Personally, we would rather shudder at the porchful of assorted “characters” than shout at the alleysful of property wreckers.1948 October 30, Ed[ward] Mulligan, “Mulligan’s Stew: A weekly summary of Views and News of Mason County Merchants”, in The Ludington…. From the entry alleyful
• Upon the barred and slitted wall the splotched shadow of the heaven tree shuddered and pulsed monstrously in scarce any wind.1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage, published 1993, page 122. From the entry scarce
• She glanced aside to the rim of the looking-glass where his photograph was wedged, shuddered, and made a moue of distaste.1913 October, Jack London, chapter VI, in The Valley of the Moon, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC. From the entry moue
• It may be that she still resented his indifference to those early struggles which, even now, she shuddered to recall.1911, Max Beerbohm, chapter II, in Zuleika Dobson. From the entry penury
• I shuddered and wavered like a fountain in the wind.1911 October 26, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson, or, An Oxford Love Story, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: John Lane Company…. From the entry thistledown
• An icy chill runs down the back of your exoskeleton as the name enters your mind, your very animus shuddering at the sound of it.2024, Kazerad, Enter name, in: Prequel -or- Making a Cat Cry: The Adventure (webcomic), October 11 2024. From the entry pilose
• Two months after gas and food shortages caused shudders of anxiety across the country, Britain continues to face challenges in its supply chain.2021 November 28, Stephen Castle, Jenny Gross, “A Wine Rack on Rails? U.K. Businesses Seek Solutions to Shortages.”, in The New York…. From the entry supply chain
• Why would I lie?’ Erin shuddered.2021, Beth Garrod, Sister Switch, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN. From the entry bananaphobia
• Yeats's grotesque machinery of sowlths and tevishes and sheogues leaves us without a shudder; his fantasies are stage-properties of the most unillusive kind.2013, Norman A. Jeffares, W. B. Yeats. From the entry machinery

Meaning of shudder

1. verb To shake nervously, often from fear or horror.
2. verb To vibrate jerkily.
3. noun A shivering tremor, often from fear or horror.

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Questions about shudder in a sentence

How do you use shudder in a sentence?

Shudder is used as a verb and noun. For example: “On seeing the spider under his pillow, John shuddered.”

What is a short sentence with shudder?

“Why would I lie?’ Erin shuddered.”

What does shudder mean?

Shudder means to shake nervously, often from fear or horror.