shudder
To shake suddenly because you are cold, scared or disgusted; or that sudden shake.
shudder in a sentence
- Ben shuddered at the thought of eating cold, lumpy porridge.
- Wet from the rain and chilled to the bone, the lost hikers began to shudder with cold.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to shudder?
- Ashiver
- Bsteady
- Crelax
- Dstill
Show the answer
A: shiver. The other three mean the opposite of shudder.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to shudder?
- Ashiver
- Bshake
- Cquake
- Dsteady
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D: steady. The other three mean nearly the same as shudder.
Words that mean something similar
shiver, shake, quake
Words that mean the opposite
steady, still, relax
More words about movement & action
- simmer: To cook gently with small bubbles, or to be quietly full of anger.
- skirmish: A short small fight between two groups.
- sluggish: Moving slowly and without energy.
- snare: A trap for catching animals, or to catch something in a trap.
- stealthy: Moving quietly and secretly so nobody notices you.
- stifle: To stop something from coming out, such as a laugh or a yawn.
- stoop: To bend your body forwards and downwards.
- stride: To walk with long confident steps.
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