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- [shoo k]
- /ʃʊk/
- /ʃʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shoo k]
- /ʃʊk/
Definitions of shook word
- noun shook an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc. 1
- noun shook tremulous motion. 1
- noun shook a tremor. 1
- noun shook 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 shook a disturbing blow; shock. 1
- noun shook Informal. milk shake. 1
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Origin of shook
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
1760-70; short for shook cask, variant of shaken cask one dismounted for shipment
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Parts of speech for Shook
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shook popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".
shook usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shook
adj shook
- addled — If you describe someone as addled, you mean that they are confused or unable to think properly.
- at a loss — If a business produces something at a loss, they sell it at a price which is less than it cost them to produce it or buy it.
- at sea — At sea means on or under the sea, far away from land.
- bundle of nerves — a very nervous person
- clueless — If you describe someone as clueless, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they do not know anything about a particular subject or that they are incapable of doing a particular thing properly.
verb shook
- concussed — If someone is concussed, they lose consciousness or feel sick or confused because they have been hit hard on the head.
- curveted — Simple past tense and past participle of curvet.
- dandled — Simple past tense and past participle of dandle.
- doddered — infirm; feeble.
- dodged — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
adjective shook
noun shook
- counterclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim.
- flapped — Simple past tense and past participle of flap.
- flashed — Simple past tense and past participle of flash.
- grafted — Simple past tense and past participle of graft.
- juddered — Simple past tense and past participle of judder.