erschüttern — meaning in English
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English meaning
- convulse verb To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
- jar noun A small container, usually made of glass or clay, used for storing food or other items.
- jolt verb To shake or push something abruptly and roughly.
- shake verb To move something rapidly back and forth or up and down.
Senses
erschüttern is used for these senses in English:
- convulse (intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
- jar (transitive) To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.
- jolt (transitive) To shock emotionally.
- shake (transitive) To disturb emotionally; to shock.
- shake up (transitive, informal, idiomatic) To upset or distress (a person).
convulse — full definition
- verb To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
- verb To be beset by political or social upheaval.
- verb To cause (someone) to suffer such contractions, especially as a result of making them laugh heartily.
- verb To cause disruption to.
jar — full definition
- noun A small container, usually made of glass or clay, used for storing food or other items.
- verb To strike a person unpleasantly, or to clash with something in a jolting, unsettling way.