shuddering

shuddering
shudderingly, adv.
/shud"euhr ing/, adj.
1. trembling or quivering with fear, dread, cold, etc.
2. Also, shuddery. characterized by or causing a shudder: a shuddering plunge of the ship.
[SHUDDER + -ING2]

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