bone-shaking

7.3

A very strong movement you feel in your body from loud sound or a fast ride

adjective

: estremecedor

The bone-shaking thunder made everyone jump.

Examples

We experienced a bone-shaking earthquake last night!
The concert opened with a bone-shaking blast of music that left the audience in awe.
She woke up to the bone-shaking rumble of an earthquake.
The roller coaster’s bone-shaking turns thrilled and terrified the riders.
The concert ended with a bone-shaking explosion of sound that left everyone reeling.
As the truck drove by, the bone-shaking vibrations could be felt in the ground beneath my feet.
The roller coaster took off with a bone-shaking ride that thrilled the riders.

Synonyms

earthshaking

vsbone-shaking

6.5

A very loud sound that seems to shake the ground

is felt throughout the body rather than as a ground-shaking event

bone-crunching

vsbone-shaking

7.2

Extremely hard and painful, often making a loud, crushing sound

focuses on deep jarring vibrations felt through the body rather than pain

jolting

vsbone-shaking

5.0

Causing a sudden rough movement or shock

describes ongoing intense vibration felt throughout the body not sudden shocks

Antonyms

quiet

∞ 1.0

Not making much noise

gentle

235 1.0

Kind and not strong in action, sound, or touch

soothing

81 2.9

That makes pain or worry feel less strong

How Jarring

bone-shaking

7.3

thunderous

15 4.1

loud

733 1.0

audible

43 3.5

faint

148 2.7

Surface Forms

bone-shaking positive

Morphology

bone-shaking = bone + shaking (transparent) = bone + shake + ing

Formed by compounding 'bone' + 'shaking' (where 'shaking' = 'shake' + '-ing'); the meaning 'so jarring it shakes the bones' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Bone-shaking comes from the two clear words bone and shake, giving the image of something so strong it makes your bones 'shake'. So it is used for very loud or strong sounds and movements that you feel through your whole body.