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shuddering

shuh duh ring

  • v  shake, as from cold
  • v  tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
  • s  shaking convulsively or violently

  • In the stillness, there was only a muffled tramp! tramp! tramp! as the worn-out prisoners moved north, or a sudden, shuddering thump as an ammunition dump went off, or a dull .
  • At that hour, a shuddering blast rocked the vessel, hurling exploding shells, steel deck plates and human fragments aloft in a pillar of fire.
  • The shuddering naked woman strung up in the meat locker was not the problem.
News & Articles

  • Atlanta drinks up Paper Frank's 'Pink Lemonade' in droves
    Two weeks have passed since Paper Frank's Pink Lemonade exhibit opened at Blue Mark Studios in West Midtown. The earth is still shuddering from the seismic event.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
    July 24, 2013 - Creative Loafing Atlanta
  • Big trucks take heed: no more Jake brakes in Waynesville
    Waynesville has outlawed the use of noisy engine-compression brakes by big trucks. Known as Jake brakes, they make a loud, shuddering, reverberating thunking noise that seems to rattle windows and irritates residents who live along grades frequented by heavy trucks and equipment.
    July 24, 2013 - Smoky Mountain News
Quotes

  • Steve Bruce in Sportinglife.com
    Former centre-back Bruce added: "It was a shuddering challenge, I agree, but that's why my face is the way it is. It's part and parcel of it. It seems to me now that it's a red card if somebody catches somebody across the face with an arm. But I...
  • Alex Salmond in Scotsman
    Mr Salmond said: "The Labour campaign is in chaos. Our campaign is optimistic and upbeat. I'm optimistic, upbeat, and the earthquake is on the way. The ground in Glasgow East is shuddering."

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