German

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Etymology

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From Ruck and/or rucken +‎ -eln (iterative suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʁʊkəln/, [ˈʁʊ.kl̩n]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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ruckeln (weak, third-person singular present ruckelt, past tense ruckelte, past participle geruckelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to shake, to jerk repeatedly (e.g. of a train or a disturbed TV picture)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • ruckeln” in Duden online
  • ruckeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache