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Definition of Shaking

1. Noun. The act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements.

2. Noun. A shaky motion. "The shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"

Definition of Shaking

1. Verb. (present participle of shake) ¹

2. Noun. A movement that shakes. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shaking

1. shake [v] - See also: shake

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shaking

shakeratos shakeress shakes shakes one's head shakes out shaketh shakeup shakeups shakey shakhovite

shakier shakiest shakily shakiness shakinesses shaking (current term) shaking one's head shaking out shaking palsy shaking up

shakings shako shakoes shakos shakt shaku shakudo shakudos shakuhachi shakuhachis

Literary usage of Shaking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Call of the Wild by Jack London (1903)
"He intended shaking my hand, but I went back hurriedly before him. "Look at yourself in the mirror," I commanded. "He did so, and at sight of his scarlet ..."

2. The University Geological Survey of Kansas by Erasmus Haworth, Kansas Geological Survey (1904)
"shaking screens, or riddles, are seldom used in the ordinary milling processes. ... In 2, figure 47, is shown a common form of shaking screen. ..."

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