SHAKING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
   Hypernyms(s) shaking is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • agitation (what does agitation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • joggle (what does joggle mean?)
   • jiggle (what does jiggle mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shake (what does shake mean?)
   • agitate (what does agitate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a shaky motion
   Synonym(s)
   • palpitation (what does palpitation mean?)
   • quiver (what does quiver mean?)
   • quivering (what does quivering mean?)
   • shakiness (what does shakiness mean?)
   • trembling (what does trembling mean?)
   • vibration (what does vibration mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
   Hypernyms(s) shaking is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • motion (what does motion mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • tremolo (what does tremolo mean?)
   • tremor (what does tremor mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • quiver (what does quiver mean?)
   • quake (what does quake mean?)
   • palpitate (what does palpitate mean?)
   • vibrate (what does vibrate mean?)
   • quiver (what does quiver mean?)
   • quake (what does quake mean?)
   • palpitate (what does palpitate mean?)
   • quiver (what does quiver mean?)
   • quake (what does quake mean?)
   • palpitate (what does palpitate mean?)
   • tremble (what does tremble mean?)
   • shake (what does shake mean?)
   • didder (what does didder mean?)

SHAKING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • vibrating slightly and irregularly
   • as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
   Synonym(s)
   • quaking (what does quaking mean?)
   • quivering (what does quivering mean?)
   • shaky (what does shaky mean?)
   • shivering (what does shivering mean?)
   • trembling (what does trembling mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a quaking bog
   • the quaking child asked for more
   • quivering leaves of a poplar tree
   • with shaking knees
   • seemed shaky on her feet
   • sparklin
   Similar To
   • unsteady (what does unsteady mean?)