scuotere — meaning in English

English meaning

• agitate verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
• gnash verb To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
• jolt verb To shake or push something abruptly and roughly.
• nod verb To move the head up and down, usually to show agreement or acknowledgment.
• shake verb To move something rapidly back and forth or up and down.
• sway verb To move slowly and rhythmically from side to side.

Senses

scuotere is used for these senses in English:

• agitate (transitive) To cause to move with a violent, irregular action; to shake. [from 16th c.]
• gnash (transitive) To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
• jolt (transitive) To push or shake abruptly and roughly.
• nod (ambitransitive) To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.
• shake (transitive, ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
• shake (transitive) To disturb emotionally; to shock.
• shake (transitive) To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.
• sway (transitive) To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield.

agitate — full definition

1. verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
2. verb To shake or stir something with force.
3. verb To campaign publicly and persistently for a political or social cause.

gnash — full definition

1. verb To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
2. verb To grind between the teeth.
3. verb To clash together violently.
4. verb To run away.

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