rütteln
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to shake, to jolt
- (intransitive, weak) to shake, to rattle (to make a barrier or obstacle shake, attempting to open or displace it)
- (figuratively, intransitive, weak) to shake, to rattle (to make a barrier or obstacle shake, attempting to open or displace it)
- (intransitive, weak) to hover (to float in the air by fast wingbeats)
Concepts
Synonyms
schüttern
herumstoßen
unsanft behandeln
Geknatter
leicht schütteln
ein Instrument spielen
wusseln
schwindelig machen
Translations
secouer
schudden
traquetear
sallamak
scuotereFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁʏtəln/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German rütteln, rütelen, rüteln, from rütten (“to shake”) + -eln (“frequentative suffix”), from Proto-Indo-European *kreu- (“to shake, wave around”), related to Tocharian A kru (“reed”), Tocharian B kärwats, Lithuanian krutéti (“to move”). Cognate with the first part of Old English hrēaþemūs (“bat”).
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