as in shook
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
huddled in the basement, we shuddered with fear as we heard the approaching tornado
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Recent Examples of shuddered
At least the elevator still creaked and shuddered, as in the old days, finally trembling open on the eighth floor.
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Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Later, when Tristan gently put his hand on Marke’s shoulder, the king shuddered.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
People shuddered at the sight of it, or groaned, or covered their eyes.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Karen Powers shuddered at what the adjuster said next, Shaun Powers said.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoman, 10 Feb. 2026
Her body shuddered in a wave of tremors.
—Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
East Denver sushi fans shuddered in late December when Okinawa Japanese Cuisine, a mainstay on Colfax Avenue since 2010, closed and boarded up its doors with brown paper.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
The Greek writer Kay Cicellis, who died in 2001, might have shuddered at such a sunny view of fate.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026
Then, that all shuddered to a halt in 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Later, when Tristan gently put his hand on Marke’s shoulder, the king shuddered.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
People shuddered at the sight of it, or groaned, or covered their eyes.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Karen Powers shuddered at what the adjuster said next, Shaun Powers said.
—J.c. Hallman, Oklahoman, 10 Feb. 2026
Her body shuddered in a wave of tremors.
—Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
East Denver sushi fans shuddered in late December when Okinawa Japanese Cuisine, a mainstay on Colfax Avenue since 2010, closed and boarded up its doors with brown paper.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
The Greek writer Kay Cicellis, who died in 2001, might have shuddered at such a sunny view of fate.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026
Then, that all shuddered to a halt in 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuddered
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Minutes into the execution, the team warden briefly flicked Hitchcock‘s face and yelled his name twice and shook his shoulders.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Bukele shook off his delusions of being the emperor of social media and abandoned his bullying tactics in the face of the biggest bully.—
Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
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The plane jerked to a stop as two trucks passed just feet in front of its nose.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
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We are jerked between past and present as his backstory gets filled in, one jogged memory at a time.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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For a moment, the plane quivered around them like a greyhound straining on a leash.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The pilot of a helicopter that crashed on a sightseeing flight off the Hawaiian island of Kauai last month, killing three passengers, told investigators that the aircraft vibrated and spun before plunging into the water, according to report released Friday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The envelope all but vibrated in her hands.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Shuddered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuddered. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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