This is the 7967th most frequent Korean word.
흔들었다
"흔들었다" means "shook" or "shaken."
흔들었다 is used to describe the action of shaking the object, here the branch.
그녀는 나뭇가지를 잡고 흔들었다.
She grabbed the branch and shook it.
흔들었다 is used to describe the shaking motion of the head to express a negative.
아이는 머리를 흔들며 싫다고 말했다.
The child shook their head while saying no.
흔들었다 is metaphorically used to describe the emotional effect on the heart.