shaking
pronunciation
How to pronounce shaking in British English:
UK [ˈʃeɪkɪŋ]
How to pronounce shaking in American English:
US [ˈʃekɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
- a shaky motion
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- Adjective:
- vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
Word Origin
- shaking (n.)
- late 14c., verbal noun from shake (v.).
Example
- 1. He was shaking the bread with one hand .
- 2. She sometimes could not control her shaking hands .
- 3. I was shaking like mad and could hardly take any pictures .
- 4. Here are your uncle and mr. tate shaking hands .
- 5. What 's shaking on mars ?