Polyglot Dictionary

zarandear

/saɾandeˈaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
zarandeo
preterite (yo)
zarandeé
past participle
zarandeado

Meaning

  1. to shake

    • Me zarandeó del brazo.

      He shook me by the arm.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

agitar

zarandear specifically means to shake someone roughly, grabbing and jostling them; agitar is the general word for shaking, like agitating a liquid or shaking a flag.

estremecer

estremecer means to shake or tremble with strong emotion, to shudder or shiver from fear or cold; zarandear means to shake someone roughly by grabbing them.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

abalar

abalar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to shake."

Portuguese

agitar

agitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to shake."

Practice

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