Shivering vs. Shudder — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Shivering and Shudder
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Shivering
Shivering (also called shuddering) is a bodily function in response to cold and extreme fear in warm-blooded animals. When the core body temperature drops, the shivering reflex is triggered to maintain homeostasis.
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
Shivering
To shake or tremble, as from cold or fear.
Shudder
An act of shuddering
The elevator rose with a shudder
The pound's devaluation sent shudders through the market
Shivering
To quiver or vibrate, as by the force of the wind.
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Shudder
To shiver convulsively, as from fear or revulsion.
Shivering
To cause (a sail) to flutter by sailing too close to the wind.
Shudder
To vibrate; quiver
The airplane shuddered in the turbulence.
Shivering
To break into fragments or splinters; shatter.
Shudder
A convulsive shiver, as from fear or revulsion.
Shivering
To cause to break suddenly into fragments or splinters.
Shudder
A vibration or trembling motion.
Shivering
An instance of shivering or trembling.
Shudder
A shivering tremor, often from fear or horror.
Seeing the spider under his pillow gave John a shudder.
Shivering
Shivers An attack of shivering. Used with the.
Shudder
A moment of almost pleasurable fear; a frisson.
Shivering
A fragment or splinter.
Shudder
(intransitive) To shake nervously, often from fear or horror.
On seeing the spider under his pillow, John shuddered.
Shivering
Present participle of shiver
Shudder
(intransitive) To vibrate jerkily.
Shivering
The action of a person or thing that shivers; a trembling.
Shudder
To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiver with cold; to quake.
The shuddering tennant of the frigid zone.
Shivering
A sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
Shudder
The act of shuddering, as with fear.
Shivering
Vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze;
A quaking bog
The quaking child asked for more
Quivering leaves of a poplar tree
With shaking knees
Seemed shaky on her feet
Sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier
Trembling hands
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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