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Word:
shaking
IPA transcription: [ʃ'eɪkɪŋ]
Pronunciations of shaking
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noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
shaking
Meaning:
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
Usage examples
He was shaking his hands helplessly.
"My straw is all shaking down into my legs."
Then he began to speak in a shaking whisper:
Her hands were shaking, her voice failed her.
Rachael took it up, shaking from head to foot.
Like a caged lion shaking the bars of his prison
"Be I in time?" demanded Ketch, his voice shaking.
"No, not a bit," declared Dick, shaking his brown poll.
"No dear," answered Polychrome, shaking her dainty head.
"I know not, Myles," said Gascoyne, shaking his head doubtfully.
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