I shudder to think



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I shudder to think

It is too worrying or unpleasant for me to think about something that might happen or might have happened. I shudder to think what my boss will say when I tell him I lost our biggest client.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MechteldMEKH-təltDutch
Gioachinojo-ah-KEE-noItalian
Epiphanes-Ancient Greek
Shimmel-Yiddish
Sienasee-EN-əEnglish (Modern)
Carolineka-ro-LEEN (French), KER-ə-lien (English), KER-ə-lin (English), KAR-ə-lien (English), KAR-ə-lin (English)French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch