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• present participle of shake.

shaking

American  

[shey-king] / ˈʃeɪ kɪŋ /

noun

shakings plural

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.

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adjective

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

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unshaking
  adjective
• shakingly
  adverb

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• shakings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of shaking

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

Example Sentences

When the cerebellum is disrupted, people can experience symptoms including painful muscle contractions, abnormal postures, and uncontrollable shaking.

From Science Daily • Jul. 1, 2026

The big problem, they warned, was the prevalence of tall concrete buildings atop soft soils — the kind that amplify shaking when an earthquake strikes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

The Care Bears owners have spent “three years in board meetings for five hours at a time shaking our fists at the sky about how great Hello Kitty is,” Collins said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

A woman stands in front of her destroyed home, her legs still shaking.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

I was so scared I was shaking like a corn tassel in a high wind.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls