shaking

[ shey-king ]
/ ˈʃeɪ kɪŋ /

noun

the act of a person or thing that shakes.
ague, with or without chill and fever.
shakings, Nautical. waste rope, canvas, etc.

Origin of shaking

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at shake, -ing1

OTHER WORDS FROM shaking

shak·ing·ly, adverb un·shak·ing, adjective

Definition for shaking (2 of 2)

Origin of shake

before 900; (v.) Middle English s(c)haken, Old English sceacan; cognate with Low German schacken, Old Norse skaka; (noun) derivative of the v.

SYNONYMS FOR shake

1 oscillate, waver. Shake, quiver, tremble, vibrate refer to an agitated movement that, in living things, is often involuntary. To shake is to agitate more or less quickly, abruptly, and often unevenly so as to disturb the poise, stability, or equilibrium of a person or thing: a pole shaking under his weight. To quiver is to exhibit a slight vibratory motion such as that resulting from disturbed or irregular (surface) tension: The surface of the pool quivered in the breeze. To tremble (used more often of a person) is to be agitated by intermittent, involuntary movements of the muscles, much like shivering and caused by fear, cold, weakness, great emotion, etc.: Even stout hearts tremble with dismay. To vibrate is to exhibit a rapid, rhythmical motion: A violin string vibrates when a bow is drawn across it.
2 shudder, shiver.
14 daunt.

OTHER WORDS FROM shake

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH shake

shake sheik (see synonym study at the current entry)

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British Dictionary definitions for shaking

shake
/ (ʃeɪk) /

verb shakes, shaking, shook or shaken (ˈʃeɪkən)

noun

Derived forms of shake

shakable or shakeable, adjective

Word Origin for shake

Old English sceacan; related to Old Norse skaka to shake, Old High German untscachōn to be driven

Idioms and Phrases with shaking

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