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SHAKING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shaking" is a kind of...):
agitation (the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shaking"):
jiggle; joggle (a slight irregular shaking motion)
Derivation:
shake (move or cause to move back and forth)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A shaky motion
Example:
the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
Synonyms:
palpitation; quiver; quivering; shakiness; shaking; trembling; vibration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("shaking" is a kind of...):
motion (a state of change)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shaking"):
tremolo ((music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones)
tremor (shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease))
Derivation:
shake (move with or as if with a tremor)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb shake
Context examples:
“I am so glad that you have come,” said he, shaking our hands with effusion.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
"It's not the first time, either," said the policeman, severely, shaking his head.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
"I forgot!" she exclaimed, shaking her beautiful curled head, as if shocked at herself.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
They are parting; they are shaking hands.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
At last she came to the cellar, and there sat a very, very old woman, who could not keep her head from shaking.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
“Ah!” said Mr. Woodhouse, shaking his head and fixing his eyes on her with tender concern.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
The driver again took his seat, and shaking his reins, started off at a great pace.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Even shaking would tell him nothing, for as the plaster was wet it was probable that the pearl would adhere to it—as, in fact, it has done.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Examining a device for problems resulting from transient physical insults such as dropping or shaking the device.
(Device Shock Testing Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)
And as I faced him, with levelled gun shaking in my hands, I had time to note the worn and haggard appearance of his face.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
