SHUDDER


Meaning of SHUDDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈʃʌdə ]

v. & n. --v.intr. 1 shiver esp. convulsively from fear, cold, repugnance, etc. 2 feel strong repugnance etc. (shudder to think what might happen). 3 (of a machine etc.) vibrate or quiver. --n. 1 the act or an instance of shuddering. 2 (in pl.; prec. by the) colloq. a state of shuddering. øøshudderingly adv. shuddery adj. [ME shod(d)er f. MDu. schuderen, MLG schoderen f. Gmc]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.