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Shudder vs Shuddery - What's the difference?

shudder | shuddery |

As a noun shudder

is a shivering tremor.

As a verb shudder

is to shake nervously, as if from fear.

As an adjective shuddery is

characterized by shuddering motions.

shudder

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A shivering tremor.
  • A moment of almost pleasurable fear; a frisson.

    • Synonyms

    * (shivering tremor ): jiggle, quake, rumble, quiver * (frisson ): shiver, quiver, tingle, thrill

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shake nervously, as if from fear.
  • To vibrate jerkily.

    • Synonyms

    * (shake nervously ): palpitate, shiver, shake, quake * (vibrate jerkily ): flutter, jiggle, shake, wiggle

    See also

    * judder

    References

    shuddery

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characterized by shuddering motions.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=December 8, author=Roslyn Sulcas, title=Strings, Hip-Hop and Not a Little Randiness, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Four women dance together, shuffling their feet, arching over one another's bodies and running across the stage before stopping dead with shuddery little recoils of the chest. }}
  • * 2009 , Jacqueline Davies, Lost (page 23)
    • The baby breathes in sharply and then lets out a long, shuddery sigh. I've been holding her for nearly half an hour and suddenly she feels unbearably heavy.