shaking

SHAY-king/ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/

2 meanings of shaking

1
nouncountable or uncountable
A fast back-and-forth or up-and-down movement of something.
Like how a wet dog moves its whole body fast to get dry.
The shaking of the ground woke everyone in the house.
A sudden shaking knocked the cups off the table.
Similartrembling, tremor, vibration, shuddering
2
verb
Present participle of shake. Use this form after words like 'is' or 'was' to show it is happening now.
Her hands were shaking from the cold.
The dog kept shaking after its bath.
Note

shaking is a form of shake

shake, verb: To hold something and move it quickly back and forth. Full entry

Forms: shakeshakes he/she/itshaking -ing formshook past tenseshaken past participle
Spelling: shake → shaking: drop the e, add -ing

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