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Shudder (Noun)

An almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him".

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.

As I walked through the haunted mansion, I felt a delicious shudder run down my spine.
The creepy atmosphere of the abandoned asylum sent a shudder through my entire body.
She felt a thrill of excitement mixed with a shudder as she stood at the edge of the cliff.
The howling wolves in the distance caused a shudder to ripple through the crowd of campers.
The eerie silence of the forest was punctuated only by the faint rustling of leaves, which sent a shudder through her.

An involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear).

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

As she lay in the hospital bed, her body was wracked by a constant shudder, a testament to the severity of the infection.
The thought of spiders crawling on her skin sent a shudder down her spine, making her skin crawl.
When he heard the sound of the dentist's drill, a sudden shudder ran through his body, a harbinger of the pain to come.
Despite her brave exterior, a faint shudder betrayed her fear as she gazed out at the steep drop.
The memory of the terrifying encounter still sent a shudder through her, even after all these years.