SHUDDERING

shuddering

(adjective) shaking convulsively or violently

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Verb

shuddering

present participle of shudder

Noun

shuddering (plural shudderings)

An extended or continuous shudder.

Source: Wiktionary

SHUDDER

Shud"der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shuddered;p. pr. & vb. n. Shuddering.] Etym: [OE. shoderen, schuderen; akin to LG. schuddern, D. schudden to shake, OS. skuddian, G. schaudern to shudder, schütteln to shake, schütten to pour, to shed, OHG. scutten, scuten, to shake.]

Definition: To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiver with cold; to quake. "With shuddering horror pale." Milton. The shuddering tennant of the frigid zone. Goldsmith.

Shud"der, n.

Definition: The act of shuddering, as with fear. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition