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Synonyms for shake
ʃeɪkshake
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
shake
A thing is shaken which is subjected to short and abruptly checked movements, as forward and backward, up and down, from side to side, etc. A tree is "shaken with a mighty wind;" a man slowly shakes his head. A thing rocks that is sustained from below; it swings if suspended from above, as a pendulum, or pivoted at the side, as a crane or a bridge-draw; to oscillate is to swing with a smooth and regular returning motion; a vibrating motion may be tremulous or jarring. The pendulum of a clock may be said to swing, vibrate, or oscillate; a steel bridge vibrates under the passage of a heavy train; the term vibrate is also applied to molecular movements. Jolting is a lifting from and letting down suddenly upon an unyielding surface; as, a carriage jolts over a rough road. A jarring motion is abruptly and very rapidly repeated through an exceedingly limited space; the jolting of the carriage jars the windows. Rattling refers directly to the sound produced by shaking. To joggle is to shake slightly; as, a passing touch joggles the desk on which one is writing. A thing trembles that shakes perceptibly and with an appearance of uncertainty and instability, as a person under the influence of fear; a thing shivers when all its particles are stirred with a slight but pervading tremulous motion, as a human body under the influence of cold; shuddering is a more pronounced movement of a similar kind, in human beings often the effect of emotional or moral recoil; hence, the word is applied by extension to such feelings even when they have no such outward manifestation; as, one says, "I shudder at the thought." To quiver is to have slight and often spasmodic contractile motions, as the flesh under the surgeon's knife. Thrill is applied to a pervasive movement felt rather than seen; as, the nerves thrill with delight; quiver is similarly used, but suggests somewhat more of outward manifestation. To agitate in its literal use is nearly the same as to shake, tho we speak of the sea as agitated when we could not say it is shaken; the Latin agitate is preferred in scientific or technical use to the Saxon shake, and especially as applied to the action of mechanical contrivances; in the metaphorical use agitate is more transitory and superficial, shake more fundamental and enduring; a person's feelings are agitated by distressing news; his courage, his faith, his credit, or his testimony is shaken. Sway applies to the movement of a body suspended from above or not firmly sustained from below, and the motion of which is less pronounced than swinging, smoother than vibrating, and not necessarily constant as oscillating; as, the swaying of a reed in the wind. Sway used transitively especially applies to motions of grace or dignity; brandish denotes a threatening or hostile motion; a monarch sways the scepter; the ruffian brandishes a club. To reel or totter always implies liability to fall; reeling is more violent than swaying, tottering more irregular; a drunken man reels; we speak of the tottering step of age or infancy. An extended mass which seems to lack solidity or cohesion is said to quake; as, a quaking bog. Quaver is applied almost exclusively to tremulous sounds of the human voice. Flap, flutter, and fluctuate refer to wave-like movements, flap generally to such as produce a sharp sound; a cock flaps his wings; flutter applies to a less pronounced and more irregular motion; a captive bird or a feeble pulse flutters. Compare FLUCTUATE.
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agitate, brandish, flap, fluctuate, flutter, jar, joggle, jolt, jounce, oscillate, quake, quaver, quiver, reel, rock, shiver, shudder, sway, swing, thrill, totter, tremble, vibrate, wave, waver
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shingle, shakenoun
building material used as siding or roofing
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handclasp, handshake, handshaking, trill, milk shake, shiver, wag, shingle, waggle, milkshake, tremblemilkshake, milk shake, shakenoun
frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
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handclasp, handshake, handshaking, trill, milk shake, shiver, wag, shingle, waggle, milkshake, trembletrill, shakenoun
a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
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handclasp, handshake, handshaking, trill, milk shake, shiver, wag, shingle, waggle, milkshake, tremblehandshake, shake, handshaking, handclaspnoun
grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
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handclasp, handshake, handshaking, trill, milk shake, shiver, wag, shingle, waggle, milkshake, trembletremble, shiver, shakenoun
a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
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wag, waggle, tremble, milkshake, shingle, handshake, thrill, milk shake, trill, frisson, tingle, shudder, shiver, chill, quiver, handshaking, handclaspwag, waggle, shakeverb
causing to move repeatedly from side to side
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handclasp, handshake, tremble, handshaking, trill, milk shake, shiver, wag, wit, shingle, waggle, milkshake, cardshake, agitateverb
move or cause to move back and forth
"The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
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foment, commove, turn on, shake up, escape from, agitate, judder, rouse, disturb, sway, charge up, stir, campaign, shift, crusade, rock, stir up, charge, raise up, throw off, didder, shake off, budge, press, vex, stimulate, excite, push, fightshake, didderverb
move with or as if with a tremor
"his hands shook"
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escape from, stimulate, sway, excite, shake off, didder, rock, throw off, shake up, judder, agitate, stirjudder, shakeverb
shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively
"The old engine was juddering"
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escape from, stimulate, sway, excite, shake off, didder, rock, throw off, shake up, judder, agitate, stirrock, sway, shakeverb
move back and forth or sideways
"the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
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escape from, stimulate, sway, persuade, excite, shake off, didder, rock, carry, throw off, swing, shake up, judder, agitate, stirshakeverb
undermine or cause to waver
"my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes"
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escape from, stimulate, sway, excite, shake off, didder, rock, throw off, shake up, judder, agitate, stirstimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stirverb
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
"These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
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touch, shake up, charge, excite, didder, succuss, have, raise up, get, rock, provoke, commove, energize, perk up, agitate, hasten, stir, call down, shift, conjure, make, reorganise, energise, turn on, arouse, wind up, reorganize, vex, conjure up, cause, sway, escape from, induce, budge, judder, raise, stimulate, jar, shake off, throw off, bump around, call forth, invoke, charge up, rouse, brace, bring up, evoke, sex, fluff up, rush, put forward, stir up, disturb, plump upshake, shake off, throw off, escape fromverb
get rid of
"I couldn't shake the car that was following me"
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throw, cast off, drop, shake up, escape from, agitate, judder, sway, cast, stir, rock, throw away, throw off, didder, shake off, stimulate, excite, shedshakeverb
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"
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escape from, stimulate, sway, excite, shake off, didder, rock, throw off, shake up, judder, agitate, stirshakeverb
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!"
Synonyms:
escape from, stimulate, sway, excite, shake off, didder, rock, throw off, shake up, judder, agitate, stir
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shakeverb
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agitate, convulse, make to tremble or quivershakeverb
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trill, sing with a trillshakeverb
shakenoun
Synonyms:
agitation, concussion, jar, jolt, shakingshakenoun
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trillshakenoun
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How to use shake in a sentence?
I can go either way, i wanted somebody in there that could shake things up.
I take falls, shake it off and get on with it, i've grown up watching my brother and dad take hits. I know how to get over it and move on. If your body's not broken, your next horse could be your next winner, it's just your mentality.
He was someone that one would have thought would remain very high up in the regime. So this kind of a shake up, particularly if he's been executed, is quite a remarkable turn of events.
It was more of a shake than what we had on the Fourth. It lasted longer and was more rolling.
It was one of those feelings that I don’t think I ’ll ever be able to shake.
Translations for shake
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- هزArabic
- třást, potřást si rukamaCzech
- трѧстиOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- milkshake, rysten, ryste af sig, ryste, rusk, rokke, give hånd på, chokereDanish
- schütteln, erschüttern, Milchshake, händeschüttelnGerman
- τραντάζω, σείωGreek
- skuiEsperanto
- agitarSpanish
- تکاندنPersian
- paiskata kättä, ravistus, päre, halkeama, ravistaa, ravistella, järkyttää, karistaa, täristä, kätellä, ravistelu, pirtelö, särö, vilaus, heristää, pudistaa, vavistaFinnish
- secouer, agiter, secousse, se serrer la mainFrench
- crathadh, crathScottish Gaelic
- זעזע, ניערHebrew
- megráz, rázHungarian
- սասանելArmenian
- sjeik, mjólkurhristingur, takast í hendur, dansa, hristingurIcelandic
- 揺する, 動揺させる, 狼狽させる, 振り落とす, 拭う, 握手する, ミルクセーキ, セーキ, 揺らす, 振る, 振り払う, 揺れるJapanese
- شهقاندنهوه, شهقاندنKurdish
- commoveōLatin
- rëselen, stuckelenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ruiruiMāori
- လှုပ်Burmese
- ryste, håndhilseNorwegian
- schokken, schuddenDutch
- riste, shake, handhilseNorwegian
- podać sobie dłonie, pozbyć sięPolish
- sacudir, mexer com, evadir, [[cumprimentar]]-[[se]], agitar, [[sacudir]] [[a]] [[cabeça]]Portuguese
- scuturare, agita, scăpa, dansa, da mânaRomanian
- стряхивать, стряхнуть, трястись, кокте́йль, трясти, потрясать, избавляться, избавиться, шататься, шейк, потрястиRussian
- stresti, pretresti, otresti, šejk, trestiSlovene
- milkshake, skaka, skakningSwedish
- bắt tayVietnamese
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