SHAKE

/ˈʃeɪk/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 11

Definition

  1. noun building material used as siding or roofing. — synonyms: shingle
  2. noun frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream. — synonyms: milkshake, milk_shake
  3. noun a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it. — synonyms: trill
  4. noun grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract). — synonyms: handshake, handshaking, handclasp
  5. noun a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement. — synonyms: tremble, shiver
  6. noun causing to move repeatedly from side to side. — synonyms: wag, waggle
  7. verb move or cause to move back and forth. — synonyms: agitate
  8. verb move with or as if with a tremor. — synonyms: didder
  9. verb shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively. — synonyms: judder
  10. verb move back and forth or sideways. — synonyms: rock, sway
  11. verb undermine or cause to waver.
  12. verb stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of. — synonyms: stimulate, shake_up, excite, stir
  13. verb get rid of. — synonyms: shake_off, throw_off, escape_from
  14. verb bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking.
  15. verb shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state.

Examples

  • “She replied in the negative, with a shake of her head.”
  • “He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere.”
  • “Shaking his head, he kept repeating "No, no, no".”

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