Verb

wachrütteln

hat wachgerüttelt · rüttelte wach
Based on: wach
1.

to wake up (by shaking), to galvanize, to give a wake-up call

(Literally, it means waking someone up by shaking them, but it's pretty much only used figuratively in the sense of giving someone a wakeup call.)
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  • Dieses Wahlergebnis rüttelt hoffentlich viele Menschen wach.
  • This election result hopefully is a wake-up call for many people.

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rütteln looks a lot like “rattle” to me but apparently “rattle” is “rasseln”

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Reply to  xv

If it’s about making noise then yes, but “rattle” can also be about “shaking violently” (which then can create the noise).

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How many meanings does the German word 'wachrütteln' have?

wachrütteln has 1 distinct meaning: 1. to wake up (by shaking), to galvanize, to give a wake-up call.

What is the past tense of 'wachrütteln'?

hat wachgerüttelt / rüttelte wach

What is 'wachrütteln' related to?

The word 'wachrütteln' is related to wach.

Where can I learn more about 'wachrütteln'?

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