bone-shaking: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    USUKGlobalinformalneutral
    • Causing violent physical vibration or jolting; producing a strong shaking sensation.
    • Extremely loud or physically forceful in a way that can be felt in the body (as of sound or motion).

    Examples

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    • The ride on the old jeep was bone-shaking as it bounced over every rock and pothole.

      El viaje en el viejo jeep fue estremecedor mientras saltaba sobre cada piedra y bache.

    • We endured a bone-shaking earthquake that rattled windows and furniture in the house.

      Sufrimos un terremoto estremecedor que sacudió ventanas y muebles en la casa.

    • The motorbike’s bone-shaking vibrations made it hard to keep a steady grip on the handlebars.

      Las vibraciones estremecedoras de la motocicleta dificultaban mantener un agarre firme en el manillar.

    • After the bone-shaking roller coaster ride, everyone was laughing nervously but thrilled.

      Después del viaje estremecedor en la montaña rusa, todos reían nerviosamente pero emocionados.

  • 2.

    USUKGlobalfigurativeliteraryneutral
    • Emotionally or intellectually overwhelming; startlingly powerful or impactful.
    • Strikingly dramatic or disturbing in effect or content.

    Examples

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    • Her bone-shaking confession left the entire room stunned and silent for several minutes.

      Su confesión impactante dejó a toda la sala atónita y en silencio durante varios minutos.

    • The documentary delivered a bone-shaking message about climate change that stayed with viewers long after the credits.

      El documental entregó un mensaje impactante sobre el cambio climático que permaneció con los espectadores mucho después de los créditos.

    • The novel’s bone-shaking plot twists kept me awake all night, unable to put the book down.

      Los giros impactantes de la trama de la novela me mantuvieron despierto toda la noche, incapaz de dejar el libro.

Examples:

  • EN: Instead, it's just another pointless bone-shaking racing car.
    ES: En vez de eso, es otro absurdo deportivo rompehuesos.
    ID: Sebaliknya, itu hanyalah mobil balap pengetar tulang yang tanpa tujuan.
  • EN: With this speech, he proclaimed a bone-shaking truth: Black people born in America are not Americans.
    HI: उन्होंने कहा कि प्रत्यक्षदर्शियों की आवाज़ों को अनसुना कर हम काले लोगों को एक बार फिर वही सबक़ सिखाने की कोशिश हो रही थीः अमेरिका में काले लोगों की ज़िन्दगियों की कोई क़ीमत नहीं है.
  • EN: [narrator] So after two episodes and a bone-shaking teaser,
    ID: Jadi, setelah dua episode dan cuplikan yang mengguncang tulang,
  • EN: With bone-shaking bass and an ultra-flexible headband, you'll find yourself totally immersed in the sound, moving through your day to the flow of the music.
    TE: ఎముక-వణుకుతున్న బాస్ మరియు ఒక అల్ట్రా-సౌకర్యవంతమైన హెడ్బ్యాండ్తో, మీరు సంగీతంలో ప్రవాహానికి మీ రోజులో కదిలే ధ్వనిలో పూర్తిగా నిమగ్నమై ఉంటారు.

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