(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If you ~, you shake with fear, horror, or disgust, or because you are cold.
Lloyd had urged her to eat caviar. She had ~ed at the thought...
VERB: V prep/adv
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Shudder is also a noun.
She recoiled with a ~.
N-COUNT: usu sing
2.
If something such as a machine or vehicle ~s, it shakes suddenly and violently.
The train began to pull out of the station–then suddenly ~ed to a halt...
The whole ship ~ed and trembled at the sudden strain.
VERB: V prep/adv, V
3.
If something sends a ~ or ~s through a group of people, it makes them worried or afraid.
The next crisis sent a ~ of fear through the UN community...
N-COUNT
4.
If you say that you ~ to think what would happen in a particular situation, you mean that you expect it to be so bad that you do not really want to think about it.
I ~ to think what would have happened if he hadn’t acted as quickly as he did.
PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR wh feelings