succuss

Questions about succuss

What does succuss mean?

succuss means "shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body)".

How many syllables are in succuss?

succuss has 2 syllables and divides as suc-cuss under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for succuss?

Close synonyms include shake up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is succuss a common word?

succuss is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.