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さぶる

rarely used kanji formgodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verbbaseball

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Meanings

  • to shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing, to sway
  • to shake (e.g. the political world), to disturb, to shock, to upset
  • to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

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Example sentences

つよかぜさぶった

A strong wind shook the tree.

かれ言葉ことばわたしこころふかさぶった

His words deeply shook my heart.

その映画えいが観客かんきゃく感情かんじょうはげしくさぶるものだった。

That movie was something that violently stirred the emotions of the audience.

政治家せいじかのスキャンダルは与党よとう基盤きばんおおきくさぶっている

The politician's scandal is greatly shaking the ruling party's foundations.

既存きそん価値観かちかんさぶらなければしん変革へんかくまれないと彼女かのじょ主張しゅちょうした。

She argued that unless we shake up existing values, true reform cannot come about.