- present participle of shake.
shaking
Americannoun
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the act of a person or thing that shakes.
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ague, with or without chill and fever.
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Nautical. shakings, waste rope, canvas, etc.
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Etymology
Origin of shaking
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at shake, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Shaking off the tariff tumult that started the second quarter, stocks end the period at records.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Shaking can break open new rock surfaces, force out fluids that were previously sealed away, and redirect the flow of water through the subsurface.
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2025
To prove his point, he invited the London youth group Kinetika Bloco onto the stage of the O2, to blast through Ezra Collective's infectiously upbeat jazz anthem Shaking Body.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025
Shaking was “weak” in Sacramento, which is some 140 miles to the southwest of the epicenter.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024
Shaking my head in embarrassment, I handed the book back, “I can’t read this type of English.”
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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