Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

have been shaking

  • present perfect progressive of shake.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

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

She made it onto the front stoop, but her hand must have been shaking really badly, because it took her a long while to get in.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx