shudder
Example Sentences
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The wire had come loose, and the painting shuddered and then began to fall.
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The wind raised goose bumps on my skin, and I shuddered at the idea of going into the water, though the cold was the least of my fears.
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She tried again, her breath shuddering in her chest.
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Tía Raquel whispers, “I shudder to think that we may never see each other again.”
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Owen took one look at what was underneath and shuddered.
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