SHUDDERING
\ʃˈʌdəɹɪŋ], \ʃˈʌdəɹɪŋ], \ʃ_ˈʌ_d_ə_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ]\
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A peculiar sensation, felt either externally or internally; and which seems to be the result of a spasmodic movement of the parts in which it occurs. A slight feeling of cold sometimes accompanies it. It is, at times, the result of a moral cause, and is often the precursor of shivering.
By Robley Dunglison
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