Difference between Shudder and Tremor

What is the difference between Shudder and Tremor?

Shudder as a noun is a shivering tremor. while Tremor as a noun is a shake, quiver, or vibration.

Shudder

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A shivering tremor. A moment of almost pleasurable fear; a frisson.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To shake nervously, as if from fear. To vibrate jerkily.

Example sentence: There's nothing I hate more than gritty, linty, mysterious pocket schmutz in the cap of my lip moisturizer - or, even worse, on the applicator itself. I shudder at the thought.

Tremor

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A shake, quiver, or vibration.An earthquake.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble.

We hope you now know whether to use Shudder or Tremor in your sentence.

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