Judder vs. Shudder — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Judder and Shudder
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Judder
To shake rapidly or spasmodically; vibrate conspicuously
"Edith would watch her wrestling with words, her thin little body juddering with the effort to unlock them" (Anita Brookner).
Shudder
(of a person) tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion
I shuddered with horror
She still shuddered at the thought of him
Judder
A rapid or spasmodic shaking.
Shudder
An act of shuddering
The elevator rose with a shudder
The pound's devaluation sent shudders through the market
Judder
A spasmodic shaking.
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Shudder
To shiver convulsively, as from fear or revulsion.
Judder
(television) Jerky playback caused by converting between frame rates; telecine judder
Shudder
To vibrate; quiver
The airplane shuddered in the turbulence.
Judder
(intransitive) To spasm or shake violently.
Shudder
A convulsive shiver, as from fear or revulsion.
Judder
(intransitive) To move with a stop-start motion, as if experiencing a strong resistance or when decelerating brusquely.
To judder to a halt
Shudder
A vibration or trembling motion.
Judder
Shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively;
The old engine was juddering
Shudder
A shivering tremor, often from fear or horror.
Seeing the spider under his pillow gave John a shudder.
Shudder
A moment of almost pleasurable fear; a frisson.
Shudder
(intransitive) To shake nervously, often from fear or horror.
On seeing the spider under his pillow, John shuddered.
Shudder
(intransitive) To vibrate jerkily.
Shudder
To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiver with cold; to quake.
The shuddering tennant of the frigid zone.
Shudder
The act of shuddering, as with fear.
Shudder
An almost pleasurable sensation of fright;
A frisson of surprise shot through him
Shudder
An involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
Shudder
Shake, as from cold;
The children are shivering--turn on the heat!
Shudder
Tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
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