shaking | the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements |
wag waggle shake | causing to move repeatedly from side to side |
tremble shiver shake | a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement |
reorganization reorganisation shake-up shakeup | the imposition of a new organization, organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes), a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum, top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup |
handshake shake handshaking handclasp | grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) |
trill shake | a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it |
milkshake milk shake shake | frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream |
shaking shakiness trembling quiver quivering vibration palpitation | a shaky motion, the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe |
paralysis agitans Parkinsonism Parkinson's disease Parkinson's syndrome Parkinson's shaking palsy | a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination |
shingle shake | building material used as siding or roofing |
shake didder | move with or as if with a tremor, his hands shook |
shake | undermine or cause to waver, my faith has been shaken, The bad news shook her hopes |
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 hands | take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation |
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! |
fluff up plump up shake up | make fuller by shaking, fluff up the pillows |
agitate vex disturb commove shake up stir up raise up | change the arrangement or position of |
shed cast cast off shake off throw throw off throw away drop | get rid of, he shed his image as a pushy boss, shed your clothes |
stimulate shake shake up excite stir | stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of, These stories shook the community, the civil war shook the country |
jar shake up bump around | shock physically, Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game |
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 agitate | move or cause to move back and forth, The chemist shook the flask vigorously, My hands were shaking |
succuss shake up | shake, especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body) |
judder shake ,r | shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively, The old engine was juddering |
shake shake off throw off escape from | get rid of, I couldn't shake the car that was following me |
reorganize reorganise shake up | organize anew, We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under |
jolted shaken | disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock, retrieved his named from her jolted memory, the accident left her badly shaken |
earthshaking world-shaking world-shattering | sufficiently significant to affect the whole world, earthshaking proposals, the contest was no world-shaking affair, the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering |