揺さぶる (ゆさぶる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

揺さぶる (ゆさぶる) means to shake/to rock/to jolt.

See example sentences below.

揺さぶる at a glance

揺さぶる

ゆさぶるyusaburu

N1verb

to shake/to rock/to jolt

揺さぶるゆさぶるyusaburuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to shake/to rock/to jolt

Example 1

電車が強く揺さぶられた。

Translation

The train was strongly shaken.

Example 2

彼の話は心を揺さぶった。

Translation

His story moved me deeply.