shake
verb (used without object)
to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
had been shaking
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past perfect progressiveof shake.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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One unnamed survivor is seen saying he had been "shaking with cold" before being rescued.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2024
Justice Zhou, who had been shaking her head over in her own corner of the desk, came nearer to Scalia to confront him, her digital heels clicking across the plastic desk as she walked.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2023
The advocacy brought Apple workers into a widespread campaign for change that had been shaking up the tech industry since at least 2018.
From The Verge ● Sep. 30, 2021
Afterward, when I complimented her on that composure, she told me that her hands had been shaking.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 17, 2019
Her fingers had been shaking as she took the sheet of paper out of her sleeve, but no one noticed anything when she slipped it into the pages of the book.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
