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Meaning of shudder

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  shudder
      n 1: an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
           surprise shot through him" [syn: {frisson}, {shiver},
           {chill}, {quiver}, {shudder}, {thrill}, {tingle}]
      2: an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear) [syn:
         {tremor}, {shudder}]
      v 1: shake, as from cold; "The children are shivering--turn on
           the heat!" [syn: {shiver}, {shudder}]
      2: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement [syn:
         {shudder}, {shiver}, {throb}, {thrill}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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