Synonyms for shaking
shak·ing

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1. shakingnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   palpitation, vibration, quiver, shakiness, quivering, trembling

2. shaking, shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitationnoun

   a shaky motion

   "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"

   Synonyms:
   shiver, quivering, trembling, vibration, tingle, palpitation, oscillation, vibe, quiver, shakiness, shudder, chill, thrill, frisson

Matched Categories

1. • Agitation
   • Motion

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shakingnoun

   Synonyms:
   agitation, concussion, jolting, jolt, shake

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1. shakingnoun

   Synonyms:
   concussion, agitation, disturbance, trembling, convulsion

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1. List of paraphrases for "shaking":

   trembling, agitation, shivering, shakes, throbbing, restlessness, stirring, jolts, waving, shake, rocks, unrest

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How to use shaking in a sentence?

1. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev:

   He ordered me to every direction, we had a conversation. ... He asked me my name and he asked me where I'm from. First few minutes my hands were shaking and I was having trouble driving. I was very scared.

2. Kim Dixon of Woodlawn:

   It was a little scary, there was shaking of the house that I never experienced before.

3. Asmi Fathelbab:

   It was disgusting, i ran the youth program in the building and with that comes bending down and talking to small children. You have no idea what it was like to stand up and feel that behind you. I couldn’t scream because I didn’t want to scare the child in front of me. It left me shaking.

4. William Krenn:

   I was just so shocked. I was driving my car and I had to pull over because I was full of goosebumps and I was shaking, i just could not believe that this goofball, light-hearted kid that I went to training with did something so evil.

5. Daniel Stowell:

   There’s evidence that when Lincoln went to visit the army, he insisted on going around and shaking each man’s hand, that meant so much to soldiers in hospitals.