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shaking

American  
[shey-king] / ˈʃeɪ kɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that shakes.

  2. ague, with or without chill and fever.

  3. Nautical. shakings, waste rope, canvas, etc.

adjective

  1. moving or swaying with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements; quivering.

Other Word Forms

  • shakingly adverb
  • unshaking adjective

Etymology

Origin of shaking

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; shake, -ing 1

Example Sentences

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“The shaking somehow gets me to that point where I’m awake, I know that I’m up and I have to go to work,” said Small.

From The Wall Street Journal

My hands were shaking as Oliver took his phone.

From Literature

Both of their young faces were drained of color, their hands visibly shaking as they fumbled to zip up their jackets.

From Literature

The party also put out clips showing a Labour minister shaking hands with the Israeli prime minister.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I could see the door was shaking, I could feel it was coming off," she said.

From BBC

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