skakning — meaning in English

English meaning

• jerk verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
• jolt verb To shake or push something abruptly and roughly.
• 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

skakning is used for these senses in English:

• jerk (originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.
• jolt An act of jolting.
• shake The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.
• tremor A shake, quiver, or vibration.

jerk — full definition

1. verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
2. verb To pull or tug something quickly and sharply.
3. noun An unpleasant or inconsiderate person.
4. noun A Jamaican style of seasoning and slow-cooking meat over spiced coals, or the meat prepared this way.

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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