noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A movement that shakes.
2. 2
   the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements wordnet
3. 3
   a shaky motion wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of shake form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

agitatedagitationagueall shook upall-overishaquiver

Example

More examples

"A strong yen is shaking the economy."

Related phrases

shaking palsy

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