durchschütteln
German, verb
durchschütteln is spelled D-U-R-C-H-S-C-H-Ü-T-T-E-L-N (14 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written German, the 187,243rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Durchschütteln is a German verb meaning “to give something a good shake, to churn, to shake up (e.g. by shaking a container enough to mix its contents, or by causing a bumpy…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Durchschütteln is a different word: “gerund of durchschütteln”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “kräftig hin- und herbewegen”.
What does durchschütteln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to give something a good shake, to churn, to shake up (e.g. by shaking a container enough to mix its contents, or by causing a bumpy, uneven ride or drive that forces passengers to hold on tight)
Die Fahrt über das Kopfsteinpflaster hat uns gut durchgeschüttelt.
noun
- 1
neutergerund of durchschütteln
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. kräftig hin- und herbewegen
verb: 1. (mischend) durcheinanderschütteln 2. tief (auf negative, beängstigende Art) berühren
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of durchschütteln
- schüttelt durch present singular third-person
- schüttelte durch past
- durchgeschüttelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- durchschüttelnd participle present
- durchzuschütteln infinitive infinitive-zu
- schüttle durch first-person indicative present
- schüttele durch first-person indicative present
- schüttel durch first-person indicative present
- schütteln durch first-person indicative plural
- schüttelst durch indicative present second-person
- schüttelest durch second-person singular subjunctive
- schüttlest durch second-person singular subjunctive
- schüttelet durch plural second-person subjunctive
- schüttlet durch plural second-person subjunctive
- schüttelten durch first-person indicative plural
- schütteltest durch indicative preterite second-person
- schütteltet durch indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to durchschütteln
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is durchschütteln in German?
durchschütteln appears about once in every 12 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).