shake
verb
[ ʃeɪk ]
• (of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate.
• "buildings shook in Sacramento and tremors were felt in Reno"
Similar:
vibrate,
tremble,
quiver,
quake,
shiver,
shudder,
judder,
jiggle,
wobble,
rock,
sway,
swing,
roll,
oscillate,
convulse,
• move (an object) up and down or from side to side with rapid, forceful, jerky movements.
• "she stood in the hall and shook her umbrella"
• upset the composure or confidence of; shock or astonish.
• "rumours of a further loss shook the market"
Similar:
upset,
distress,
disturb,
unsettle,
perturb,
disconcert,
discompose,
disquiet,
unnerve,
trouble,
take aback,
throw off balance,
agitate,
fluster,
shock,
alarm,
frighten,
scare,
worry,
dismay,
rattle,
get to,
do someone's head in,
mess with someone's head,
weaken,
undermine,
damage,
impair,
harm,
hurt,
injure,
have a bad effect on,
reduce,
diminish,
decrease,
lessen,
• successfully deal with or recover from (an illness, injury, or negative feeling).
• "I couldn't shake the feeling that everyone was laughing at me"
shake
noun
• an act of shaking.
• "she gave her red curls a shake"
• a fit of trembling or shivering.
• "I wouldn't go in there, it gives me the shakes"
Similar:
a fit of trembling,
delirium tremens,
tremors,
the horrors,
the DTs,
the jitters,
the willies,
the heebie-jeebies,
the jim-jams,
the jumps,
the yips,
Joe Blakes,
• a milkshake.
• "don't miss the homemade cookies and shakes"
• an earth tremor.
• a trill.
• a kind of rough wooden shingle, used especially on rustic buildings.
• "cedar shakes"
Origin:
Old English sc(e)acan (verb), of Germanic origin.
