Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [uh-sheyk]
- /əˈʃeɪk/
- /əʃˈeɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh-sheyk]
- /əˈʃeɪk/
Definitions of ashake word
- adverb ashake in a shaking manner 3
- adjective ashake shaking (usually used predicatively): The very hills were ashake with the violence of the storm. 1
- noun ashake Shaking, aquiver. 1
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Origin of ashake
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; a-1 + shake
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Parts of speech for Ashake
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ashake popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
ashake usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ashake
adj ashake
- rocky — inclined or likely to rock; tottering; shaky; unsteady.
- nervous — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- insecure — subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured: an insecure person.
- weak — not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
adjective ashake
- aquake — Quaking.
Antonyms for ashake
adj ashake
- brave — Someone who is brave is willing to do things which are dangerous, and does not show fear in difficult or dangerous situations.
- confident — If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to.
- guarded — cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech.
- protected — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- stable — a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
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