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UK
/ʃˈeɪk/
]
[ US /ˈʃeɪk/ ]
[ US /ˈʃeɪk/ ]
VERB
-
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 -
undermine or cause to waver
The bad news shook her hopes
my faith has been shaken -
move back and forth or sideways
She rocked back and forth on her feet
the ship was rocking
the tall building swayed -
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
the civil war shook the country
These stories shook the community -
shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively
The old engine was juddering -
move or cause to move back and forth
The chemist shook the flask vigorously
My hands were shaking -
shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state
She shook her finger at the naughty students
shake one's head
The old enemies shook hands
Don't shake your fist at me! -
get rid of
I couldn't shake the car that was following me -
move with or as if with a tremor
his hands shook
NOUN
- frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
- a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
- building material used as siding or roofing
- causing to move repeatedly from side to side
- grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
- a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
How To Use shake In A Sentence
- By the time harmony was a few centuries old, it began to shiver and shake from them.
- Hopefully, North Norfolk will soon shake off this surreal obsession with the Lib Dems and embrace their NE Cambs neighbour's decent Tory stance. Will Iain Dale have to repay the donations ?
- Shake them to bits and you are destroying more than property. Times, Sunday Times
- Back in our world, custom has perhaps staled Shakespeare's infinite variety a bit.
- Rinse the beans in a colander, shake dry and add to the pan. Times, Sunday Times
- He said it was because he was paid to sit around and drink milkshakes all day.
- Sakazawa was tossed and shaken as the ship bore the brunt of the attack.
- But the underlying cause of last week's yo-yo-ing on the markets was the long-awaited shake-out of the over-valued internet companies.
- On the other end, there's the opening movement of Faschingsschwank aus Wien, where the lyricism is always being interrupted by a boisterous beer-hall ritornello: Florestan suddenly showing up to shake Eusebius out of his reverie and drag him back to the party. Been there, done that
- We managed to hunt down an In-and-Out Burger near the airport and showed Annie what a proper milkshake is supposed to taste like. Stonetable.org
