shudder of horror
1horror — (n.) early 14c., from O.Fr. horror (12c., Mod.Fr. horreur) and directly from L. horror dread, veneration, religious awe, a figurative use, lit. a shaking, trembling, shudder, chill, from horrere to bristle with fear, shudder, from PIE root *ghers …
2Horror fiction — is, broadly, fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the audience. Historically, the cause of the horror experience has often been the intrusion of a supernatural element into everyday human experience. Since the 1960s, any… …
3Horror Stories (magazine) — Horror Stories was a U.S. pulp magazine that published tales of the supernatural, horror, and macabre. The first issue was published in 1935, three years after the weird menace genre had begun with Dime Mystery Magazine , and the Horror Stories… …
4shudder — [shud′ər] vi. [ME schoderen, akin to Ger schaudern, to feel dread, OFris skedda, to shake < IE base * (s)kut , to shake > Lith kutù, to shake up] to shake or tremble suddenly and violently, as in horror or extreme disgust n. the act of… …
5Shudder — Shud der, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shuddered};p. pr. & vb. n. {Shuddering}.] [OE. shoderen, schuderen; akin to LG. schuddern, D. schudden to shake, OS. skuddian, G. schaudern to shudder, sch[ u]tteln to shake, sch[ u]tten to pour, to shed, OHG.… …
6horror — ► NOUN 1) an intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust. 2) a thing causing such a feeling. 3) intense dismay. 4) informal a bad or mischievous person, especially a child. ORIGIN Latin, from horrere shudder, (of hair) stand on end …
7shudder — [[t]ʃʌ̱də(r)[/t]] shudders, shuddering, shuddered 1) VERB If you shudder, you shake with fear, horror, or disgust, or because you are cold. [V prep/adv] Lloyd had urged her to eat caviar. She had shuddered at the thought... [V prep/adv] Elaine… …
8shudder — /shud euhr/, v.i. 1. to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold. n. 2. a convulsive movement of the body, as from horror, fear, or cold. [1275 1325; ME shodderen (v.) (c. G schaudern < LG), freq. of OE scudan to… …
9shudder — shud•der [[t]ˈʃʌd ər[/t]] v. i. 1) to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold 2) a convulsive trembling, as from horror or cold • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME shodderen (v.) (c. MLG schōderen), freq. of OE scūdan to… …
10shudder — /ˈʃʌdə / (say shuduh) verb (i) 1. to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold. –noun 2. a convulsive movement of the body, as from horror, fear, or cold. {Middle English shodder, frequentative of Old English scūdan …