Overview of noun shaking

The noun shaking has 2 senses

• shaking -- (the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements)


• shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation -- (a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe")

Overview of verb shake

The verb shake has 9 senses

• shake, agitate -- (move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking")


• shake, didder -- (move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook")


• judder, shake -- (shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering")


• rock, sway, shake -- (move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet")


• shake -- (undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes")


• stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir -- (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country")


• shake, shake off, throw off, escape from -- (get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me")


• shake -- (bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking; "He was shaken from his dreams"; "shake the salt out of the salt shaker")


• shake -- (shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state; "shake one's head"; "She shook her finger at the naughty students"; "The old enemies shook hands"; "Don't shake your fist at me!")