inwardly shudder
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To experience a strong internal feeling of fear, horror, or disgust, as if one's body were trembling.
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- Hearing the ghostly tale, she inwardly shuddered but tried to maintain a brave facade.
- He inwardly shuddered at the thought of facing his fear of heights.
- The horrific images on the screen made them all inwardly shudder.
- She couldn't help but inwardly shudder every time she recalled the accident.
- Even the bravest soldiers would inwardly shudder at the sight of such devastation.
- He was inwardly shuddering as the monster approached in the dream.
- To inwardly shudder is a natural reaction to extreme disgust.
- I inwardly shuddered when the cold, damp air touched my skin.
- The old house's creaking noises made her inwardly shudder with an unknown dread.
- One might inwardly shudder at the sheer cruelty of some human actions.