shuckle

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verb

To sway back and forth during Jewish prayer.

OriginYiddish שאָקלען ← Proto-Germanic *skukkijaną →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person shuckles · participle present shuckling · participle past shuckled · past shuckled · alternative shokel

  1. JudaismTo 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

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*skukkijaną
  2. Yiddishשאָקלען
  3. Englishshuckle

From Yiddish שאָקלען (shoklen). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skukkijaną.

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APA

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MLA

“shuckle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shuckle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shuckle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shuckle.

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