► 動詞
揺れる [ゆれる] meaning: shake rank: 1
☆ 国政は汚職事件で揺れている ⇨ The politics of the country is in turmoil by the corruption scandal
☆ 地震で建物が揺れた ⇨ The building shook with an earthquake
☆ 彼女の気持ちが揺れた ⇨ Her feelings wavered
揺さぶる [ゆさぶる] meaning: influence rank: 2
☆ 魂を揺さぶるような音楽 ⇨ Music that shakes, affects, your soul (☛ Emotionally affect/influence)
揺らす [ゆらす] meaning: shake rank: 2
☆ 彼女はゆりかごを優しく揺らした ⇨ She gently rocked the cradle
揺さぶる [ゆさぶる] meaning: shake rank: 2
☆ 彼女は気を失った彼を揺さぶった ⇨ She shook him who passed out (☛ Rock larger things)
揺する [ゆする] meaning: shake rank: 2
☆ 頭を怪我している恐れのある人を揺すってはいけない ⇨ You must not shake someone who is suspected to have head injuries (☛ Rock larger things)
揺らぐ [ゆらぐ] [liter] meaning: shake rank: 2
☆ 失敗で彼の自信が揺らいだ ⇨ His confidence got shaken by the failure (☛ Something larger to rock rather slowly)
揺する [ゆする] [coll] meaning: threat rank: 2
☆ 彼は愛人関係をネタに政治家を揺すろうとした ⇨ He tried to blackmail the politician using his extra-marital affair (☛ Extort)
揺れ動く [ゆれうごく] meaning: change rank: 3
☆ 彼女の気持ちは激しく揺れ動いた ⇨ Her thoughts have wavered severely
☆ 揺れ動く世界の情勢 ⇨ The unstable state of the world
揺らめく [(3)ゆらめく] [liter] meaning: shake rank: 3
☆ 炎が揺らめいた ⇨ The flame flickered, fluttered
揺るがす [(3)ゆるがす] [liter] meaning: shake rank: 3
☆ スキャンダルが政界を揺るがした ⇨ The scandal rocked the politics (☛ Shake violently)
☆ 震度五の地震が都心を揺るがした ⇨ A magnitude-5 earthquake rocked the downtown (☛ Shake violently)
揺すり取る [(4)ゆすりとる] meaning: extort rank: 4
☆ 彼は暴力団員に金をゆすり取られた ⇨ He was extorted money by a gangster
揺り動かす [(5)ゆりうごかす] meaning: shake rank: 4
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揺すぶる [ゆすぶる] meaning: shake rank: 4
☆ 彼女は気を失った彼を揺すぶった ⇨ She shook him who passed out (☛ An alternative of 揺さぶる)
揺り返す [(3)ゆりかえす] meaning: shake rank: 5
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► 名詞
揺すり [ゆすり] meaning: extort rank: 3
☆ 彼は揺すりの常習犯だ ⇨ He is a repeat offender of extortion
揺さぶり [ゆさぶり] [揺さぶりをかける] meaning: shake rank: 3
☆ 彼等は奇抜な作戦で相手に揺さぶりをかけた ⇨ They tried to fluster the opponent by using an unusual tactic (☛ Always used figuratively to shake somebody up mentally)
► 形容詞
揺るぎ無い [(4)ゆるぎない] [liter] meaning: firm rank: 3
☆ 彼は揺るぎ無い自信を持っている ⇨ He has unshakable self-confidence
☆ 彼等の優位は揺るぎない ⇨ Their superiority has no wobble, is secure and unchallenged