Shook Shake Shaking I Hands Shaken Show ʃeɪk

• the whole house shakes when a train goes past.
• shake the bottle well before use.
• the explosion shook windows miles from the site.
• he shook her violently by the shoulders.

shake

Verb Forms

1. to move or make somebody/something move with short quick movements from side to side or up and down
• The whole house shakes when a train goes past.
• Shake the bottle well before use.
• The explosion shook windows miles from the site.
• He shook her violently by the shoulders.
• He knelt and gently shook her awake.
• She shook her hair loose.

Extra Examples

• The ground began to shake.
• He shook the blankets vigorously to get rid of the dust.
• Shake the pan gently to settle the contents.
• She must have shaken the baby quite violently to inflict such severe injuries.
2. to move something in a particular direction by shaking
• She bent down to shake a pebble out of her shoe.
• His father used to come home and shake the dust off his work clothes.
• He stood up, shaking sand everywhere.
3. to take somebody’s hand and move it up and down as a way of saying hello or to show that you agree about something
• Do people in Italy shake hands when they meet?
• She refused to shake hands with him.
• He stepped forward and shook my hand.
• Our host shook each of us warmly by the hand.
• They shook hands on the deal (= to show that they had reached an agreement).
• They shook on the deal (= shook hands to show the deal was agreed).
• Let's shake on it.

Extra Examples

• The captains shook hands before the game commenced.
• If I met him I'd shake him by the hand and congratulate him.
4. to turn your head from side to side as a way of saying ‘no’ or to show that you are sad, feel doubt, etc.
• ‘Drink?’ he offered. She shook her head.
• The old man watched them walk off into the night, shaking his head sadly.
• She shook her head in disbelief.
• He shook his head at the thought.
5. to show that you are angry with somebody; to threaten somebody by shaking your fist (= closed hand)
• The man shook his fist at the court after he was sentenced.
6. to make short quick movements that you cannot control, for example because you are cold or afraid
• SYNONYM tremble
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/tremble_2
• Her hands had started to shake.
• He was shaking with fear.
• He saw his mother turn away, her shoulders shaking with laughter.
• His whole body shook with rage.
• I was shaking like a leaf.

Extra Examples

• He was almost shaking with the intensity of what he was saying.
• He was crying and shaking all over.
• I found myself shaking uncontrollably with cold.
• I just couldn't stop shaking.
• I was numb with dread. I was literally shaking.
• Roxy was practically shaking with anger.
• Natalie fairly shook with laughter.
• She got up, her legs shaking as well as her hands.
7. to sound unsteady, usually because you are nervous, upset or angry
• ‘Who are you?’ he asked, his voice shaking.
• Her voice shook with emotion.
8. to shock or upset somebody very much
• He was badly shaken by the news of her death.
• The accident really shook her up.
• Shaken up by the early goal against them, the team began to fight back.
9. to make a belief or an idea less certain
• The incident had shaken her faith in him.
• This announcement is bound to shake the confidence of the industry.
10. to get rid of something
• I can't seem to shake off this cold.
• She has finally managed to shake off her old wrist injury.
• He couldn't shake the feeling that there was something wrong.
• She never seemed to completely shake off the dumb blonde image.
11. to cause people to question their basic beliefs about something
• This issue has shaken the foundations of French politics.
• an event which rocked the foundations of British politics
• The scandal rocked the legal establishment to its foundations.
12. to be very frightened or nervous
13. used to tell somebody to start to do something or to hurry

Word Origin

• Old English sc(e)acan (verb), of Germanic origin.