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shuckles

shuckles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shuckle.

Meaning of shuckle

Verb

shuckle (third-person singular simple present shuckles, present participle shuckling, simple past and past participle shuckled)

  1. (Judaism) To sway back and forth during Jewish prayer.
    • Jewish students and rabbis don't get enough exercise. Therefore, they shuckle when they study and pray in order to get some badly needed exercise!2000, David Golinkin, “Why Do Jews Sway When They Pray”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 27

Questions about shuckles

What is shuckles the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shuckles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shuckle.

Words near shuckles in the dictionary

  1. shucking off
  2. shuckings
  3. shuckish
  4. shuckle
  5. shuckled
  6. shuckles
  7. shuckling
  8. shucks
  9. shucks and jives
  10. shucks down
  11. shucks off

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