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#12,542
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    shaking; shake; jolt; jolting; vibration; tremor; flickering
    Several slight shocks followed the earthquake.
  2. 2
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    unsettledness; instability; vacillating; wavering
  3. 3
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    linguistics
    existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
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#13,070

Inflections of 揺れ動く

Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    to shake; to tremble; to sway; to flicker
    The boat danced on the choppy water.
  2. 2
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    to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate; to waver (e.g. between options); to vacillate; to seesaw
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#1,952

Inflections of 揺れる

Common N4
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    to shake; to sway; to rock; to swing; to tremble; to jolt; to pitch; to roll; to flicker
    The earth was felt to tremble.
  2. 2
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    to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken; to waver
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#8,884

Inflections of 揺る

Common
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. English · JMdict
    to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
    Their ship was at the mercy of the waves.
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Sentences
The shaking began to slowly get less.
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I felt a small tremor, but rather than an earthquake, it was just a truck driving by.
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If you feel a tremor near the coast, evacuate immediately to high ground or another safe location.
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"Tom, were you awake during the earthquake?" "What, there was an earthquake?" "Yes, it was a little after 1:30. It was a fairly large tremor." "Really? I slept through it just like normal."
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Finally, the shaking stopped.
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