Shake Meaning and Definition

Word: Shake

How to pronounce: ʃeɪk

Verb

Definitions:

1. (of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate.

Example sentences: "Buildings shook in Sacramento and tremors were felt in Reno"

2. Move (an object) up and down or from side to side with rapid, forceful, jerky movements.

Example sentences: "She stood in the hall and shook her umbrella"

3. Upset the composure or confidence of; shock or astonish.

Example sentences: "Rumors of a further loss shook the market"

4. Successfully deal with or recover from (an illness, injury, or negative feeling)

Noun

Definitions:

1. An act of shaking.

Example sentences: "With a shake of its magnificent antlers the stag charged down the slope"

2. A fit of trembling or shivering.

3. A milkshake.

Example sentences: "Don't miss the homemade cookies and shakes"

4. An earth tremor.

5. A trill.

Synonyms:

shrug

quiver

shiver

trill

jolt

tremor

trembling

shivers

jitters

jolting

dither

rock

sway

convulse

judder

quake

earthquake

temblor

tremble

falter

vibrate

waver

stagger

squeeze

stir up

wag

wiggle

stir

stimulate

handshake

handshaking

handclasp

waggle

jiggle

whip

cocktail

milkshake

beat

shatter

excite

agitate

push apart

escape

evade

Derivations:

shaking

shaker

shaken

shaky

shakily

shakedown

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Shake in Other Languages...

Spanish: Agitar

German: Schütteln

French: Secouer

Italian: Scuotere

Turkish: Sallamak