i shudder to think!

  • 11shudder — [[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… …

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  • 12shudder — 1 verb (I) 1 to shake uncontrollably for a short time because you are frightened, or cold, or because you think something is very unpleasant (+ at): He touched Ralph s bare shoulder and Ralph shuddered at the human contact. 2 if a vehicle or… …

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  • 13shudder — shud|der1 [ ʃʌdər ] verb intransitive * if you shudder, your body suddenly shakes, for example because you suddenly feel cold or frightened: She shuddered slightly at the memory. a. if something shudders, it shakes violently several times I… …

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  • 14think — [[t]θɪ̱ŋk[/t]] ♦ thinks, thinking, thought 1) VERB: no cont If you think that something is the case, you have the opinion that it is the case. [V that] I certainly think there should be a ban on tobacco advertising... [V th …

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  • 15shudder — I UK [ˈʃʌdə(r)] / US [ˈʃʌdər] verb [intransitive] Word forms shudder : present tense I/you/we/they shudder he/she/it shudders present participle shuddering past tense shuddered past participle shuddered * a) if you shudder, your body suddenly… …

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  • 16shudder — v. & n. v.intr. 1 shiver esp. convulsively from fear, cold, repugnance, etc. 2 feel strong repugnance etc. (shudder to think what might happen). 3 (of a machine etc.) vibrate or quiver. n. 1 the act or an instance of shuddering. 2 (in pl.; prec.… …

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  • 17Shudder (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Shudder Type = Studio album Artist = Bayside Released = September 30, 2008 Recorded = Los Angeles, CA July, 2008 Genre = Length = Alternative Label = Victory Records Producer = David Schiffman Reviews = *AbsolutePunk.net… …

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  • 18think — think1 W1S1 [θıŋk] v past tense and past participle thought [θo:t US θo:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(opinion/belief)¦ 2¦(use your mind)¦ 3¦(have an idea)¦ 4¦(remember)¦ 5¦(consider somebody/something)¦ 6 think of/about doing something 7 think twice 8 think… …

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  • 19think — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hard (esp. BrE), long ▪ I ve had a long, hard think about it. VERB + THINK ▪ have PREPOSITION …

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  • 20I dread to think — I dread/shudder to think something that you say when you do not want to think about something because it is too worrying or too unpleasant. He was going so fast I dread to think what would have happened if my brakes hadn t worked. (usually +… …

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