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secouer.

to shake

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/sə.kwe/
  1. to shake

    transitive
  2. to shake off (oppression etc.)

    transitive
  3. to shake (emotionally, figuratively)

    transitive
  4. to shake up

    transitive
  5. to shake (oneself)

    literary · reflexive
  6. to make an effort

    colloquial · reflexive
Where this word comes from

From Old French secorre or secourre, from Latin succutiō.

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