What is another word for shudders?

Pronunciation: [ʃˈʌdəz] (IPA)

When you experience shudders, you may tremble or shiver involuntarily. The word shudders is often associated with fear, dread, disgust, or cold temperatures. Synonyms for shudders include quivers, shakes, shivers, shimmers, twitches, tremors, jitters, creeps, and goosebumps. These words can be used to describe physical sensations or emotional responses. For example, you might shudder with horror at the thought of a scary movie or shiver with excitement at the prospect of a new adventure. Using synonyms for shudders can add richness and variety to your writing while conveying the depth of your characters' experiences.

Usage examples for Shudders

He shivered when he thought of what would happen then-the mere idea of defying his father sent shudders down his back, but he was twelve, he would soon be thirteen....
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole
To the delightful shudders produced by this was added some fear of the butler's interference, for it took place on the large dining-room table.
"Lady-John-Russell"
MacCarthy, Desmond
There were no shudders now, but only a sad wistful smile and a sigh almost of content, the rest of the future seemed so welcome.
"The Master of the Ceremonies"
George Manville Fenn

Famous quotes with Shudders

  • Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country that almost shudders at the idea of creative expression.
    James A. Michener
  • The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.
    Ovid
  • The true genius shudders at incompleteness - and usually prefers silence to saying something which is not everything it should be.
    Edgar Allan Poe
  • America shudders at anything alien, and when it wants to shut its mind against any man's ideas, it calls him a foreigner.
    Max Lerner
  • Many a woman shudders … at the terrible eclipse of those intellectual powers which in early life seemed prophetic of usefulness and happiness, hence the army of martyrs among our married and unmarried women who, not having cultivated a taste for science, art or literature, form a corps of nervous patients who make fortunes for agreeable physicians.
    Sarah Grimké

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