Значение "shudder" в словаре английского

shudder в английском

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shudderverb [ I ]

uk /ˈʃʌd.ər/ us /ˈʃʌd.ɚ/

C2 to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling:

The sight of so much blood made him shudder.
She shuddered at the thought of kissing him.

When something shudders, it shakes violently and quickly:

I heard a massive explosion and the ground shuddered beneath me.
There was a screech of brakes and the bus shuddered to a halt (= shook violently and stopped).

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shuddernoun [ C ]

uk /ˈʃʌd.ər/ us /ˈʃʌd.ɚ/

the act of shuddering:

He gave a slight shudder as he considered how close he had come to death.
She recalled with a shudder how her boss had once tried to kiss her.
figurative America's second biggest supermarket chain has sent a shudder through (= has had a strong effect on) its rivals by slashing its prices.

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(Определение shudder из Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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shudderverb [ I ]

us /ˈʃʌd·ər/

to shake suddenly and briefly, esp. because of an unpleasant thought or feeling:

I shuddered, remembering the frightening stories I had heard.

shuddernoun [ C ]

us /ˈʃʌd·ər/

a sudden and brief shaking movement of the body, esp. because of an unpleasant emotion:

When the car flipped over, a shudder went through the crowd watching the race.
Just thinking about that film sends shudders down my spine.

(Определение shudder из Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)