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rütteln — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • churn verb To stir or agitate a liquid vigorously, especially to make butter from cream.
  • hover verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
  • 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.
  • jounce verb To shake (someone or something) up and down, for example, by driving a vehicle over obstructions or riding a horse roughly; to jolt.
  • tamp verb To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.

Senses

rütteln is used for these senses in English:

  • churn (transitive, figuratively) To produce excessive and sometimes undesirable or unproductive activity or motion.
  • hover To remain stationary or float in the air.
  • jar (transitive) To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.
  • jolt (intransitive) To shake; to move with a series of jerks.
  • jounce (ambitransitive) To jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding or by driving over obstructions.
  • tamp To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes

churn — full definition

  1. verb To stir or agitate a liquid vigorously, especially to make butter from cream.
  2. verb To produce something rapidly and in large quantity, often with an implication of low care or quality.
  3. noun The rate at which customers stop using a company's product or service.
  4. noun A container used for making butter by agitating cream.

hover — full definition

  1. verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
  2. verb To linger near a place or person, especially anxiously or protectively.
  3. verb To be uncertain or wavering between options.
  4. verb To position a cursor over something on a screen without clicking.

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