No. 15,017 in German
schüttelt
"Schüttelt" means "shakes."
In a sentence
Der Hund schüttelt sich nach dem Schwimmen, um trocken zu werden.
The dog shakes itself after swimming to get dry.
The verb 'schüttelt' is used to describe the physical action of shaking oneself.
Sie schüttelt den Kopf, um ihre Ablehnung auszudrücken.
She shakes her head to show her disapproval.
The verb 'schüttelt' here illustrates the gesture of head shaking as a form of expression.
Er schüttelt das Polaroid-Bild, um das Bild schneller sichtbar zu machen.
He shakes the Polaroid picture to make the image appear faster.
In this case, it describes the rapid movement of the picture to speed up the development process.
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