shaking

[shey-king]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that shakes.

2. ague, with or without chill and fever.

3. Nautical.,  shakings, waste rope, canvas, etc.

adjective

1. moving or swaying with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements; quivering.

Other Word Forms

• shakingly adverb
• unshaking adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of shaking¹

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; shake, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

She has tried to stop it twice, but fell into painful withdrawals—leading to more medications, including antipsychotics Seroquel and Zyprexa, which prompted symptoms of their own, like shaking and emotional numbness.

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He said Q-CTRL has subjected the sensors to shaking and dynamic maneuvers with good results—including more than 140 hours of continuous operation on the Australian ship.

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The participants, who have spent the last hour squirming, shaking and humming, cross the invisible threshold.

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“Give that to me,” I demand, my voice and my insides shaking.

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Yet here he sat, shaking like a leaf in autumn, with only one moon left and his duty as yet unfulfilled!

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