Shuddery (Adjective)
Meaning
Provoking fear terror; "a scary movie"; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The old mansion had a shuddery atmosphere that made visitors hesitant to enter.
- The shuddery screams of the victims still echoed in the detective's mind long after the case was closed.
- The author's latest novel was a shuddery tale of horror that left readers sleeping with the lights on.
- The abandoned asylum was a shuddery place, its crumbling walls and rusty medical equipment a testament to its dark past.
- The shuddery howls of the wolves in the forest made the hikers quicken their pace, eager to find shelter before nightfall.