Meaning & use
shuddering
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Trembling or shaking briefly and involuntarily, typically from fear, cold, or revulsion.
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She was shuddering at the thought of spiders crawling on her arm.
The old building was shuddering as the train rumbled past.
A note on using this word
Shuddering can describe both living things reacting emotionally and inanimate objects vibrating, such as machinery.
Words with a similar meaning
tremblingquivering
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