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Judder vs. Shudder — What's the Difference?

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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