schokken

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

plural of schok

Verb

1. (intransitive) to shake, shiver
2. (transitive) to (administer a) shock physically
3. (figuratively,transitive) to shock, disturb, startle

Concepts

secouer

cahoter

ébranler

agiter

émouvoir

heurter

balloter

secousse

soubresaut

à-coup

convulsionner

se contracter

se spasmer

grelotter

trembler

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsxɔ.kə(n)/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle Dutch schockelen, found only in West Germanic, possibly ultimately imitative, or otherwise from Proto-Germanic *skukkōną (“to jolt”). Also compare English shock, French choquer.