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schaudern.

to shudder

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃaʊ̯dɐn/
  1. to shudder

    intransitive · weak
  2. to shiver, especially momentarily as when stepping out from a warm room into the cold

    intransitive · weak
  3. to make shudder, to make shiver

    impersonal · transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schuderen, schuyderen and/or Middle Low German schōderen, variants (with expressive lengthening?) of Middle Dutch schudderen and Middle Low German schodderen, respectively, themselves iteratives of the verb at hand in German schütten (“to pour”, originally “to shake”, compare schütteln). See English shudder for more.

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