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shaking

/ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Shaking means: a shaky motion.

Synonyms for shaking6

noun, as in a shaky motion

shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation

What does shaking mean?2

noun

1

a shaky motion“the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe”

2

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shaking?9

three syllables

mistaking
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Shaking in a sentence

  • The animal moved its head back and forward, shaking its whole body.Amastan
  • He tried to maintain a calm expression, but his shaking hands betrayed him.AlanF_US
  • There's always a lot of shaking around this part of the track, huh?pip
  • Claudio was sitting in the middle of the crops alone, shaking in fear.Amastan
  • Igor was woken by his girlfriend, shaking him awake.Amastan
  • Fingers shaking, he tore open the cellophane on the new pack of cigarettes.rul
  • After shaking the bottle, the two phases briefly mixed into a cloudy, temporary emulsion.rul
  • He rose also and looked at me in silence, shaking his head sadly.Hybrid

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Forms of shaking

as a noun

plural
shakings