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

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King