Usage Note
Scuotimento is the noun from scuotere (to shake) and describes a single shaking or jolting action or its result. It appears in technical contexts (seismic shaking, mechanical vibration) as well as in literary prose. The plural is regular: scuotimenti. It is less common than scrollata (a quick shake) in everyday speech.
Examples
"Un forte scuotimento svegliò tutti."
Natural Translation
A strong shaking woke everyone up.
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