shuddering

[ shuhd-er-ing ]

/ ˈʃʌd ər ɪŋ /

adjective

trembling or quivering with fear, dread, cold, etc.

Also shud·der·y. characterized by or causing a shudder: a shuddering plunge of the ship.

Origin of shuddering

shudder + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM shuddering

shud·der·ing·ly, adverbun·shud·der·ing, adjective

Words nearby shuddering

shuck, shucking, shucking and jiving, shucks, shudder, shuddering, Shudra, shuffle, shuffleboard, shuffle off, shuffle play

Example sentences from the Web for shuddering

During an Obama-Perry contest, millions of Americans on both sides would be shuddering constantly for four months.
Rick Perry: Red-State Warrior|Michael Tomasky|August 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
They made a sort of shuddering veil, almost recalling the dizziness of a cinematograph.
The Man Who Was Thursday|G. K. Chesterton
"The spirits of the dead are around me to-night," he continued to himself, shuddering.
Tara|Philip Meadows Taylor
"Yes, he loves me; he confessed it to-day," said the princess, shuddering.
Frederick The Great and His Family|L. Muhlbach

Every year at the same day and hour the count has shuddering fits.
The Man-Wolf and Other Tales|Emile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian
He stood there shuddering before those greenish-looking rags, which seemed like mocking him, with their horrible wrinkles.
Therese Raquin|Emile Zola