SHUDDER

[verb] [I] - to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feelingThe coffee was so bitter that it made me shudder.The sight of so much blood made him shudder.She shuddered at the thought of kissing him.He still shudders at the memory of his car accident.When an object shudders, it shakes violently and quickly.I heard a massive explosion and the ground shuddered beneath me.Suddenly there was a screech of brakes and we were all thrown forward as the bus shuddered to a halt. [I](figurative) The economy has shuddered to a halt (= suddenly stopped) because of the civil war. [I]If you say I shudder to think, you mean that you are anxious about something.I shudder to think what my parents will say when I tell them I've failed my exams.I shudder to think what would have happened if the brakes had failed.