■ verb tremble or shake convulsively, especially from fear or repugnance.
■ noun an act of ~ing.
Derivatives
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
~y adjective
Origin
ME: from MDu. schūderen , from a Gmc base meaning 'shake'.
■ verb tremble or shake convulsively, especially from fear or repugnance.
■ noun an act of ~ing.
Derivatives
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
~y adjective
Origin
ME: from MDu. schūderen , from a Gmc base meaning 'shake'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004