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Pronunciation / Transliteration: suh-koh-ay
"Elle a secoué la bouteille pour mélanger les ingrédients."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Past tense of shake; to have moved or caused to move with quick, short movements.
"She shook the bottle to mix the ingredients." - 2
To have caused someone to feel a strong emotional reaction.
"The news shook him to his core."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'shook' is the past tense of 'shake', which originates from the Old English 'sceacan', meaning 'to move back and forth'. This term has evolved through Middle English, retaining its core meaning of movement or disturbance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shook" is said worldwide
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secoué
Transliteration: suh-koh-ay
"Elle a secoué la bouteille pour mélanger les ingrédients."
geschüttelt
Transliteration: geh-shu-telt
"Sie hat die Flasche geschüttelt, um die Zutaten zu mischen."
scosso
Transliteration: sko-so
"Ha scosso la bottiglia per mescolare gli ingredienti."
sacudido
Transliteration: sah-koo-dee-doh
"Ella sacudió la botella para mezclar los ingredientes."
agitado
Transliteration: ah-zhee-tah-doo
"Ela agitou a garrafa para misturar os ingredientes."
झटका
Transliteration: jhatka
"उसने सामग्री मिलाने के लिए बोतल को झटका दिया।"
摇动
Transliteration: yáodòng
"她摇动瓶子以混合成分。"
흔들다
Transliteration: heundeulda
"그녀는 재료를 섞기 위해 병을 흔들었다."
揺れた
Transliteration: yureta
"彼女は材料を混ぜるためにボトルを揺らしました。"
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