Shaking
['ʃeɪkɪŋ] or ['ʃekɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements.
(noun.) a shaky motion; 'the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe'.
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Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shake
Checked by Hillel
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Agitation, concussion, jolting, jolt, shake.
Edited by Elena
Examples
- No,' said the old gentleman, shaking his head; 'it must be imagination. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- I'll crack _my_ whip about their ear'n, afore they bring it to that, though, said Hiram, while Mr. Solomon, shaking his bridle, moved onward. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He laughed, trying to hold it in because the shaking hurt his arm. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I am afraid not, said Holmes, shaking his head. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- But he just kept shaking his hands and arms against the bars and shouting, 'Kill them! Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It's always more like a fit than a nap, says Mr. Guppy, shaking him again. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Crackit went to the window, and shaking all over, drew in his head. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- It's of no use hoping, though it's very kind of you, returned Miss Jellyby, shaking her head. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- We greeted each other, and after shaking hands took our seats. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It's no use shaking him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- That was wrong, said I, shaking my head, very wrong. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Too true, too true, indeed,' said Mrs. Weller, murmuring a groan, and shaking her head assentingly. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I don't know, says Krook, shaking his head and lifting his eyebrows. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Thank you,' said Tom, shaking his head dismally, and chewing rosebuds. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- No,' said Eugene, again shaking his head; 'let me look at you, Lizzie, while I can. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I could extract nothing from Margaret Porcher but vacant smiles and shakings of the head. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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