wachrütteln

German

Alternative forms

  • wach rütteln (recommended spelling for the literal sense)

Etymology

wach +‎ rütteln

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvaχˌʁʏtl̩n]
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  • Hyphenation: wach‧rüt‧teln

Verb

wachrütteln (weak, third-person singular present rüttelt wach, past tense rüttelte wach, past participle wachgerüttelt, auxiliary haben) (transitive)

  1. to shake someone awake
  2. (figuratively) to rouse, to galvanize, to wake up (to stir someone into activity or awareness of what is happening, often in relation to a dramatic incident)
    Synonyms: aufrütteln, aufwecken, wecken

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