rütteln

C1 Verb frequency rank #10,145

What rütteln means

Verb

to shake, to jolt
to shake, to rattle (to make a barrier or obstacle shake, attempting to open or displace it)
to attempt to do away with, to rebel against (an established standard, rule, idea)
to hover (to float in the air by fast wingbeats)

Forms

rütteln · rüttelt · rüttelte · hat gerüttelt (+ Akkusativ; an + Dativ)

Pronunciation

rütteln in a sentence

Er rüttelte an der Tür, aber sie war verschlossen.

He rattled the door, but it was locked.

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rütteln is C1 German — advanced vocabulary, ranked #10,145 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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