shuddery
shuddery adjective: characterized by shuddering motions.
Adjective
shuddery (comparative more shuddery, superlative most shuddery)
- Characterized by shuddering motions.
- Four women dance together, shuffling their feet, arching over one another's bodies and running across the stage before stopping dead with shuddery little recoils of the chest.2007 December 8, Roslyn Sulcas, “Strings, Hip-Hop and Not a Little Randiness”, in New York Times
- The baby breathes in sharply and then lets out a long, shuddery sigh. I've been holding her for nearly half an hour and suddenly she feels unbearably heavy.2009, Jacqueline Davies, Lost, page 23
- Causing one to shudder; horrifying.
- It is rather shuddery, however, to speculate on the terrible assortment of cutting, gouging, jabbing and slashing weapons with which the mutineers are able to equip themselves from the carpenter's shop.1914, Jack London, The Mutiny of the Elsinore, Chapter XLIV
Noun capitalized: Shuddery
Shuddery (plural Shudderies)
- Archaic form of Shudra.
Forms of shuddery
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more shuddery |
| superlative | most shuddery |
| Noun | |
| plural | Shudderies |
Origin of shuddery
From shudder + -y.
Words formed from shuddery
Questions about shuddery
- What does shuddery mean?
- Shuddery means characterized by shuddering motions.
- What part of speech is shuddery?
- Shuddery can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near shuddery in the dictionary
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