потряса́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• appall verb To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.
• jolt verb To shake or push something abruptly and roughly.
• rock noun A hard natural mineral material, or a piece of it such as a stone or boulder.
• shake verb To move something rapidly back and forth or up and down.
• shock noun A sudden, jarring surprise or emotional blow.
• strike verb To hit someone or something, often forcefully.
• stun verb To knock someone senseless or make them lose awareness, often with a blow or shock.

Senses

потряса́ть is used for these senses in English:

• appall (intransitive, obsolete) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
• jolt (transitive) To shock emotionally.
• rock (transitive) To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).
• shake (transitive) To disturb emotionally; to shock.
• shock (transitive) To cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.
• strike (transitive) To impress, seem or appear to (a person).
• stun (transitive) To shock or surprise.

appall — full definition

1. verb To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.
2. verb To make pale; to blanch.
3. verb To weaken; to reduce in strength
4. verb To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.

jolt — full definition

1. verb To shake or push something abruptly and roughly.
2. noun A sudden shock or shake, whether physical or emotional.

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