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- [shey-king]
- /ˈʃeɪ kɪŋ/
- /ʃeɪk/
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- [shey-king]
- /ˈʃeɪ kɪŋ/
Definitions of shaking word
- noun shaking an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc. 1
- noun shaking tremulous motion. 1
- noun shaking a tremor. 1
- noun shaking shakes, (used with a singular verb) Informal. a state or spell of trembling, as caused by fear, fever, cold, etc. (usually preceded by the). 1
- noun shaking a disturbing blow; shock. 1
- noun shaking Informal. milk shake. 1
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Origin of shaking
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at shake, -ing1
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Parts of speech for Shaking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shaking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shaking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shaking
noun shaking
- agitation — If someone is in a state of agitation, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
- convulsion — If someone has convulsions, they suffer uncontrollable movements of their muscles.
- concussion — If you suffer concussion after a blow to your head, you lose consciousness or feel sick or confused.
- earthquake — something that is severely disruptive; upheaval.
- jolting — to jar, shake, or cause to move by or as if by a sudden rough thrust; shake up roughly: The bus jolted its passengers as it went down the rocky road.
adj shaking
- anarchic — If you describe someone or something as anarchic, you disapprove of them because they do not recognize or obey any rules or laws.
- anile — of or like a feeble old woman
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- aquiver — quivering
- arthritic — Arthritic is used to describe the condition, the pain, or the symptoms of arthritis.
adjective shaking
- aquake — Quaking.
- doddering — shaky or trembling, as from old age; tottering: a doddering old man.
- flickering — to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light: The candle flickered in the wind and went out.
- jarring — to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
- jellylike — a food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatin, pectin, etc., especially fruit juice boiled down with sugar and used as a sweet spread for bread and toast, as a filling for cakes or doughnuts, etc.
Top questions with shaking
- why is my dog shaking?
- car shaking when idle?
- car shaking when accelerating?
- car shaking when idling?
- car shaking when driving?
- car shaking when stopping?
- why is my car shaking?
- why am i shaking?
- why are my hands shaking?
- what is shaking?
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