shake
verb (used without object)
to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
has been shaking
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present perfect progressiveof shake (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The Warning has been shaking the walls of L.A. theaters since the group first landed in the city eight years ago — but this year feels especially monumental for the sisters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
For more than a decade, Swearinger has been shaking people, trying to get them to notice.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2018
Chicago-based Tribune Publishing has been shaking up its top management, replacing its chief executive in February and said a month later that it would replace its chief financial officer.
From Reuters ● Apr. 25, 2016
Recently, however, in an effort to free himself from “straightforward representation,” Busse has been shaking things up.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 24, 2015
Now, it is not till we reach some commanding point that we realise the amazing extent of country over which the solid ground has been shaking and heaving itself in irresistible tumult.
From English Prose A Series of Related Essays for the Discussion and Practice by Frederick William Roe
