Associations to the word «Shudder»

Wiktionary

SHUDDER, noun. A shivering tremor.
SHUDDER, noun. A moment of almost pleasurable fear; a frisson.
SHUDDER, verb. (intransitive) To shake nervously, as if from fear.
SHUDDER, verb. (intransitive) To vibrate jerkily.

Dictionary definition

SHUDDER, noun. An almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him".
SHUDDER, noun. An involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear).
SHUDDER, verb. Shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on the heat!".
SHUDDER, verb. Tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats