shudderingly
- adverb
- /ˈʃʌdərɪŋli/
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estremecedoramente
- He shudderingly recalled the unpleasant memory from his childhood.
Examples
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She shudderingly turned away from the gruesome sight.
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The horror movie was so terrifying that she watched it shudderingly, unable to look away.
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The idea of walking through the haunted house appealed to her, though she agreed shudderingly.
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She spoke shudderingly about the horror movie.
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He looked at the spider shudderingly.
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He shudderingly recalled the day when the storm destroyed his home.
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As the dark figure approached, she shudderingly stepped back, filled with fear.
Synonyms
8
3.4
Showing that you are afraid
8
3.9
To speak or move in a trembling, unsteady way
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8.1
With sudden jerking movements that you cannot control
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5.8
In a way that shows shaking from fear, cold, or weakness
In a way that makes someone shake from cold or fear
To shake slightly because of fear, cold, or strong feeling
In a trembling voice because of fear or strong feeling
Your hands or body move because you feel afraid
In a way that shows fear, for example by looking worried or speaking softly
Antonyms
How Shaky
Surface Forms
Morphology
shudderingly = shuddering (transparent) = shudder + ing + ly
Formed regularly from 'shudder' → 'shuddering' → 'shudderingly'; the meaning is a straightforward adverbial derivation expressing manner.
Etymology
Shudderingly comes from the action word shudder, which means 'to shake' with fear or disgust, plus the ending -ingly, which turns a verb into a word that shows how something is done. So shudderingly describes doing something while you are shaking with fear or strong disgust.