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Shakings
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shaking
Noun
1. the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
(hypernym) agitation
(hyponym) joggle, jiggle
(derivation) shake, agitate
2. a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
(synonym) shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation
(hypernym) motion
(hyponym) tremolo
(derivation) shake, didder
Adjective
1. vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands"
(synonym) quaking, quivering, shaky, shivering, trembling
(similar) unsteady
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Shakings
(n. pl.)
Deck sweepings, refuse of cordage, canvas, etc.
Deck sweepings, refuse of cordage, canvas, etc.
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shake
v. = beve, schudd're
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