shake
verb (used without object)
to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
have been shaking
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present perfect progressiveof shake.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 quake occurred one week after a 4.1 earthquake rattled the city, part of a pattern of moderate earthquakes that have been shaking the area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2025
I may have been shaking at that point.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2023
Stocks have revived recently partly on hopes for a dialing down later this year of the big interest-rate hikes that have been shaking the market.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
“I felt I must have been shaking my head,” she told me.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 22, 2017
I may have been shaking my head, but I can’t swear to it.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
