Definition of Shaking
Noun: shaking shey-king
- The act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
- A shaky motion
"the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe";
- shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation
- Move or cause to move back and forth
"The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking";
- agitate
- Move with or as if with a tremor
"his hands shook";
- didder [archaic]
- Vibrate rapidly and intensively
"The old engine was shaking";
- judder [Brit]
- Move back and forth or sideways
"the ship was shaking";
- rock, sway
- Undermine or cause to waver
"The bad news shook her hopes"
- Excite the feelings or emotions of; disturb the peace of
"These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"; "These stories shook up the community";
- stimulate, shake up, excite, stir
- Get rid of
"I couldn't shake the car that was following me";
- shake off, throw off, escape from
- Bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking
"shake the salt out of the salt shaker"
- Shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state
"shake one's head"; "She shook her finger at the naughty students"; "The old enemies shook hands"; "Don't shake your fist at me!"
See also:
shakinesses
shako
Anagrams containing the word shaking