I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a shuddering halt (= one in which a vehicle shakes noisily as it stops moving )
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He slammed his foot on the brake pedal, bringing the truck to a shuddering halt.
I dread/hate/shudder to think (= I do not want to think about something bad )
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I dread to think what might have happened if we hadn’t found her.
shudder/wince at the memory of sth (= be upset by remembering something )
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She shuddered at the memory of her parents fighting.
sth screeches/shudders/skids/jolts to a halt (= a vehicle stops very quickly and noisily – used for emphasis )
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The car skidded to a halt and three men jumped out.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
halt
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It burst out of the tunnel in a gale of hot air and shuddered to a halt .
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Two blue carriages shudder to a halt beside me, and the train doors open.
memory
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Isabel shuddered at the memory and wrapped her arms about her waist.
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He shudders still with the memory of the loss of his forefathers upon its scorching deserts and forbidding mountain-tops.
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Jack shuddered at the memory of Polly's stupid name.
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I shuddered at the memory of numerical computations and algebra.
thought
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He shuddered at the thought of all the potential conflict situations ahead.
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I shuddered at the thought of sailing back to the peninsula the same way.
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Hong Kong government officials shudder privately at the thought of having to organise the allocation.
■ VERB
make
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It makes me shudder to read of a timber like teak being stained.
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My eardrums tickled, making me shudder , with her reaching for me.
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Leprosy probably makes you shudder as well, but how much do you know about it?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Dave tried to kiss Julia but she shuddered and turned away.
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Fred shuddered as he brought the cup to his mouth.
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I shuddered to think of my son all alone in New York.
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Our house was so close to the railway that you could feel it shudder every time a train went by.
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The train shuddered to a halt at the station.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Closing her eyes, she swallowed hard, shuddering violently.
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Dickinson, in shirt sleeves, shuddered.
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He shudders still with the memory of the loss of his forefathers upon its scorching deserts and forbidding mountain-tops.
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I shuddered when I heard the names: old hen, biddy, little old lady in tennis shoes.
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I held him in my arms as he clutched at me, then relaxed, then shuddered into sleep.
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She shuddered, and the light danced momentarily across the page, making Ben look up.
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She looked at it, shuddering, and picked it up by a corner.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
feel
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He could feel the house shudder .
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Frozen as she was, Ruth felt a shudder going down her spine.
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Each time she does this I feel a shudder of love at the exactness of this sleeping courtesy.
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She felt a shudder deep inside her.
give
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As she turned away from the house, into the lane, she gave a shudder of relief.
send
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Another gust of wind sent a sudden chill shudder through the sleeping body on the bed.
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It was the oriental gentleman who sat with them that sent the shudders down Doyle's spine.
think
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Still, he thought with a shudder , perhaps it was better than falling into the hands of those negroes out there!
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Do you think he'll come back?" she asked with a shudder .
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"I can't even stand to be in the same room as him!" she said with a shudder .
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A series of shudders went through the ship as the mine exploded.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A shudder raced through her as self-knowledge hit her hard.
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A shudder ran through her as she suddenly remembered one very valid point.
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As she turned away from the house, into the lane, she gave a shudder of relief.
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Frozen as she was, Ruth felt a shudder going down her spine.
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The soul abdicates quickly and the flesh abandons itself to shudders.
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The stone walls of our cottage groan and shudder as if tired of battling with the centuries of wind.
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With a shudder , Melissa returned to the hall.