shuddering
present participle ofshudder
| 单词 | shuddering |
| 释义 | shuddering present participle ofshudder shudder verb[I] uk/ˈʃʌd.ər/us/ˈʃʌd.ɚ/C2 toshakesuddenlywith verysmallmovementsbecause of a veryunpleasantthoughtorfeeling: Thesightof so muchbloodmade him shudder. She shudderedat thethoughtofkissinghim. When something shudders, itshakesviolentlyandquickly: Iheardamassiveexplosionand thegroundshuddered beneath me. There was ascreechofbrakesand thebusshudderedto ahalt(=shookviolentlyandstopped).
Making short, sudden movements
IdiomsI shudder to think shudder to a halt Examplesofshudderingshuddering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I can't see postal packets withoutshuddering, expecting the worst. From theCambridge English Corpus The whole clockwork arrangement on the floor came to ashudderinghalt when that man ran it into the ground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Each "go"produced ashuddering"stop", and each crisis was more difficult than the last. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The housing improvement and house building programmes will come to ashudderinghalt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, he knows that housing has not come to ashudderinghalt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Whatever the reason, it then came to ashudderinghalt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I ask those in the commercial vehicle lobby whether they would rather travel more slowly or come to ashudderinghalt because of a crash. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am amazed that our social fabric has withstood such ashudderingfall in employment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The economy had not come to ashudderinghalt by 1997. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot recallshudderingat any point during the course of our debates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Have they brought it all to ashudderinghalt? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 By putting companies into the private sector, we have reduced the ability of the unions to bring the entire network to ashudderinghalt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They were all brought to a sudden,shudderingend. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I see no evidence whatever of ashudderinghalt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I come from a city that isshudderingfrom the impact of recent street violence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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