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Definitions for Shaking

[1] the act of a person or thing that shakes.
[2] ague, with or without chill and fever.
[3] shakings, Nautical . waste rope, canvas, etc.
[4] to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
[5] to tremble with emotion, cold, etc.
[6] to become dislodged and fall (usually followed by off or down ): Sand shakes off easily.
[7] to move something, or its support or container, briskly to and fro or up and down, as in mixing: Shake before using.
[8] to totter; become unsteady.
[9] to clasp another's hand in greeting, agreement, congratulations, etc.: Let's shake and be friends again.
[10] Music . to execute a trill.
[11] to move (something or its support or container) to and fro or up and down with short, quick, forcible movements: to shake a bottle of milk.
[12] to brandish or flourish: to shake a stick at someone.
[13] to grasp (someone or something) firmly in an attempt to move or rouse by, or as by, vigorous movement to and fro: We shook the tree.
[14] to dislodge or dispense (something) by short, quick, forcible movements of its support or container: We shook nuts from the tree.
[15] to cause to sway, rock, totter, etc.: to shake the very foundations of society.
[16] to agitate or disturb profoundly in feeling: The experience shook him badly.
[17] to cause to doubt or waver; weaken. to shake one's self-esteem.
[18] Music . to trill (a note).
[19] to mix (dice) by rolling in the palm of the hand before they are cast.
[20] to get rid of; elude: They tried to shake their pursuers.
[21] an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
[22] tremulous motion.
[23] a tremor.
[24] shakes, (used with a singular verb ) Informal . a state or spell of trembling, as caused by fear, fever, cold, etc. (usually preceded by the ).
[25] a disturbing blow; shock.
[26] Informal . milk shake.
[27] the act or a manner of clasping another's hand in greeting, agreement, etc.: He has a strong shake.
[28] Informal . chance or fate; deal: a fair shake.
[29] a cast of the dice: He threw an eight on his last shake.
[30] something resulting from shaking.
[31] an earthquake.
[32] a fissure in the earth.
[33] an internal crack or fissure in timber.
[34] Music . trill1(def 9) .
[35] an instant: I'll be with you in a shake.
[36] Carpentry . a shingle or clapboard formed by splitting a short log into a number of tapered radial sections with a hatchet.
[37] Horology . (in an escapement) the distance between the nearer corner of one pallet and the nearest tooth of the escape wheel when the other pallet arrests an escape tooth.
[38] Chiefly South Midland U.S. shaker(def 2) .
[39] a dance deriving from the twist.
[40] Slang . the dried leaves of the marijuana plant.
[41] shake down , to cause to descend by shaking; bring down. to cause to settle. to condition; test: to shake down a ship. Informal . to extort money from. Slang . to search (someone), especially to detect concealed weapons.
[42] shake off , to rid oneself of; reject. to get away from; leave behind. Baseball , Softball . (of a pitcher) to indicate rejection of (a sign by the catcher for a certain pitch) by shaking the head or motioning with the glove.
[43] shake up , to shake in order to mix or loosen. to upset; jar. to agitate mentally or physically: The threat of attack has shaken up the entire country.
[44] to move or cause to move up and down or back and forth with short quick movements; vibrate
[45] to sway or totter or cause to sway or totter
[46] to clasp or grasp (the hand) of (a person) in greeting, agreement, etc he shook John by the hand ; he shook John's hand ; they shook and were friends
[47] shake hands to clasp hands in greeting, agreement, etc
[48] shake on it informal to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
[49] to bring or come to a specified condition by or as if by shaking he shook free and ran
[50] (tr) to wave or brandish he shook his sword
[51] (tr often foll by up ) to rouse, stir, or agitate
[52] (tr) to shock, disturb, or upset he was shaken by the news of her death
[53] (tr) to undermine or weaken the crisis shook his faith
[54] to mix (dice) by rattling in a cup or the hand before throwing
[55] (tr) Australian archaic , slang to steal
[56] (tr) US and Canadian informal to escape from can you shake that detective?
[57] music to perform a trill on (a note)
[58] (tr) US informal to fare or progress; happen as specified how's it shaking?
[59] shake a leg informal to hurry: usually used in the imperative
[60] shake in one's shoes to tremble with fear or apprehension
[61] shake one's head to indicate disagreement or disapproval by moving the head from side to side
[62] shake the dust from one's feet to depart gladly or with the intention not to return
[63] the act or an instance of shaking
[64] a tremor or vibration
[65] the shakes informal a state of uncontrollable trembling or a condition that causes it, such as a fever
[66] informal a very short period of time; jiffy in half a shake
[67] a shingle or clapboard made from a short log by splitting it radially
[68] a fissure or crack in timber or rock
[69] an instance of shaking dice before casting
[70] music another word for trill 1 (def. 1)
[71] a dance, popular in the 1960s, in which the body is shaken convulsively in time to the beat
[72] an informal name for earthquake
[73] short for milk shake
[74] no great shakes informal of no great merit or value; ordinary

Words related to Shaking

disturbance, agitation, concussion, quaver, tremor, convulsion

Words nearby Shaking

shakespeare, william, shakespearean, shakespearean sonnet, shakespeareana, shakhty, shaking, shaking palsy, shako, shaks., shakshuka, shakspere

Origin of Shaking

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

Words that may be confused with Shaking

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, shakeshake, sheik, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Shaking

shak·ing·ly , adverb
un·shak·ing , adjective
shak·a·ble , shake·a·ble , adjective
re·shake , verb, re·shook, re·shak·en, re·shak·ing.
un·shak·a·ble , adjective
un·shak·a·ble·ly , adverb
un·shake·a·ble , adjective
un·shake·a·ble·ly , adverb
un·sha·ken , adjective
well-shak·en , adjective

Word origin for Shaking

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

Synonyms for Shaking

agitation, concussion, convulsion, disturbance, quaver, tremor