as in shaking
marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements
with a shuddering extension of his hand, the poor beggar asked for a little charity
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as in trembling
a series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side
tried to control the shuddering of his hand
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as in jerking
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 shuddering
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
Fellow clubgoers splashed cold water on his face in an attempt to stop the shuddering.
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Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
Nick Ayres Demasi,
Pitchfork,
1 July 2026
Choose Baits with Vibration Lipless crankbaits earn their keep each spring, as their shuddering motion creates the bait-mimicking tremors to which bass respond.
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David A. Brown,
Outdoor Life,
1 July 2026
A lot of people are upset by the notion of bringing cage fights to the White House, shuddering at the bad taste of it all.
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Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Design practices Not knowing ahead of time what lunar explorers may face is an unsure, shuddering proposition.
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Leonard David,
Space.com,
20 June 2026
Environmental groups, though, are shuddering about the details the new ballot measure could bring.
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Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
The series opens as City’s record-breaking run of 26 games unbeaten comes to a shuddering halt, with a string of defeats in late 2024 leaving Guardiola visibly shaken.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
That brewery is taking over Headflyer's space after closing its own Nordeast taproom in 2023, then shuddering entirely last year before rising from the ashes months later.
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Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
The world itself is shuddering on some of these economic blows.
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ABC News,
3 May 2026
Noun
The director again shows his action smarts by creating a brief lull — albeit while leaning hard on one of the more sudsy passages of composer Fernando Velázquez’s generic score — before the next shuddering impact sends the number of casualties skyrocketing.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
Fellow clubgoers splashed cold water on his face in an attempt to stop the shuddering.
—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
These seemingly innocuous incidents attain new significance as they’re revisited alongside a slow crescendo that suddenly turns to shuddering piano chords on the track’s bridge.
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Nick Ayres Demasi,
Pitchfork,
1 July 2026
Choose Baits with Vibration Lipless crankbaits earn their keep each spring, as their shuddering motion creates the bait-mimicking tremors to which bass respond.
—
David A. Brown,
Outdoor Life,
1 July 2026
A lot of people are upset by the notion of bringing cage fights to the White House, shuddering at the bad taste of it all.
—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Design practices Not knowing ahead of time what lunar explorers may face is an unsure, shuddering proposition.
—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
20 June 2026
Environmental groups, though, are shuddering about the details the new ballot measure could bring.
—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
The series opens as City’s record-breaking run of 26 games unbeaten comes to a shuddering halt, with a string of defeats in late 2024 leaving Guardiola visibly shaken.
—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
That brewery is taking over Headflyer's space after closing its own Nordeast taproom in 2023, then shuddering entirely last year before rising from the ashes months later.
—
Anthony Bettin,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
The world itself is shuddering on some of these economic blows.
—
ABC News,
3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuddering
Adjective
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Standing 10 yards in front of us on a corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue was a shivering elderly woman who looked lost.
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What she’s produced is a searching, pointedly disorienting text, studded with passages of extreme beauty and generous humor, that wears whimsy like a shivering veil over consuming discomfort, even terror.
Noun
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All the trembling, as Kimbangu touched the sick, alarmed European settlers and reassured the plantation workers who trekked to Nkamba in search of healing.
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At first this change of scale vivifies the butterfly—its brief stillness, the angle of its wings, its trembling—while freezing everything else, including the novel’s action.
Verb
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This tournament has built credibility by showcasing teams competing at a high level, then shaking hands afterward.
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An earth-shaking roar The World Cup finally arrived in Kansas City after several years of preparation and anticipation.
Adjective
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Though still somewhat shaky, shipping confidence in transiting the vital strait is rising rapidly, leading forecasters to warn of an impending oil glut; Citi predicts prices could fall to as low as $60 a barrel by the end of the year.
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The Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness programs faced a shaky timeline, characterized by persistent legal roadblocks, which culminated in a 2023 Supreme Court defeat.
Noun
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Casting near banks and using a twitching technique can increase success during the hatch.
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During this phase, octopuses display visible twitching along with rapid changes in skin color and texture, per NPR.
Verb
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Watching their relationship devolve (never more so than when their sperm donor, a rakish, motorcycle-driving restaurant owner played by Mark Ruffalo, enters the scene) is most definitely a tear-jerking experience, as is the film’s final scene.
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Some were petty — like Reese committing a foul against Clark, then jerking her head back, impersonating Clark as a flopper.
Noun
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Lymphatic drainage has gone from a niche clinical treatment to a category spanning $8 dry brushes and $300 vibration plates, with search interest climbing by triple digits since 2021.
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And stiffer sidewalls and larger tread blocks may transmit more surface vibration and noise into the passenger cabin.
Verb
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Located on the street level of the Harbor Boulevard complex, the new shop gives dessert-loving denizens another place to pick up the quivering treat.
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Johnston plays poor Bear as a quivering mess wracked with guilt that this monster — who used to be his friend — is the result of his own terrible decision-making.
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“Shuddering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuddering. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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