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skaka — 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.
  • quake noun Short for earthquake — a sudden violent shaking of the ground.
  • rattle verb To make a rapid series of short, sharp knocking sounds by shaking or being shaken.
  • rock noun A hard natural mineral material, or a piece of it such as a stone or boulder.
  • rumble noun A deep, continuous, low sound, like distant thunder.
  • shag noun A tangled or shaggy mass of hair or fibres, or a thick, rough carpet pile.
  • shake verb To move something rapidly back and forth or up and down.
  • tremor noun An involuntary shaking movement of the body or a body part.

Senses

skaka is used for these senses in English:

  • convulse (intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
  • quake (intransitive) To tremble or shake.
  • rattle (transitive, figurative, informal) To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.
  • rock (transitive) To cause to shake or sway violently.
  • rock (transitive) To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).
  • rumble (intransitive) To move while making a rumbling noise.
  • shag (intransitive) To shake, wiggle around.
  • shake (transitive) To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.

convulse — full definition

  1. verb To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
  2. verb To be beset by political or social upheaval.
  3. verb To cause (someone) to suffer such contractions, especially as a result of making them laugh heartily.
  4. verb To cause disruption to.

quake — full definition

  1. noun Short for earthquake — a sudden violent shaking of the ground.
  2. verb To shake or tremble, often from fear.

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