shudder

shudder is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiver with cold; to quake. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 12 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiver with cold; to quake.
2. noun. The act of shuddering, as with fear.
3. noun. an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)

   Synonyms: tremor

4. noun. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

   "a frisson of surprise shot through him"

   Synonyms: chill, frisson, quiver, shiver, thrill, tingle

5. verb. shake, as from cold

   "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!"

   Synonyms: shiver

6. verb. tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

   Synonyms: shiver, thrill, throb

Synonyms

tremor, chill, frisson, quiver, shiver, thrill, tingle, throb

Common word forms

shudders, shuddered, shudderful, shuddering

Words from these letters

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