Synonyms for shake
ʃeɪkshake

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1. shake

   A thing is shaken which is subjected to short and abruptly checked movements, as forward and backward, up and down, from side to side, etc. A tree is "shaken with a mighty wind;" a man slowly shakes his head. A thing rocks that is sustained from below; it swings if suspended from above, as a pendulum, or pivoted at the side, as a crane or a bridge-draw; to oscillate is to swing with a smooth and regular returning motion; a vibrating motion may be tremulous or jarring. The pendulum of a clock may be said to swing, vibrate, or oscillate; a steel bridge vibrates under the passage of a heavy train; the term vibrate is also applied to molecular movements. Jolting is a lifting from and letting down suddenly upon an unyielding surface; as, a carriage jolts over a rough road. A jarring motion is abruptly and very rapidly repeated through an exceedingly limited space; the jolting of the carriage jars the windows. Rattling refers directly to the sound produced by shaking. To joggle is to shake slightly; as, a passing touch joggles the desk on which one is writing. A thing trembles that shakes perceptibly and with an appearance of uncertainty and instability, as a person under the influence of fear; a thing shivers when all its particles are stirred with a slight but pervading tremulous motion, as a human body under the influence of cold; shuddering is a more pronounced movement of a similar kind, in human beings often the effect of emotional or moral recoil; hence, the word is applied by extension to such feelings even when they have no such outward manifestation; as, one says, "I shudder at the thought." To quiver is to have slight and often spasmodic contractile motions, as the flesh under the surgeon's knife. Thrill is applied to a pervasive movement felt rather than seen; as, the nerves thrill with delight; quiver is similarly used, but suggests somewhat more of outward manifestation. To agitate in its literal use is nearly the same as to shake, tho we speak of the sea as agitated when we could not say it is shaken; the Latin agitate is preferred in scientific or technical use to the Saxon shake, and especially as applied to the action of mechanical contrivances; in the metaphorical use agitate is more transitory and superficial, shake more fundamental and enduring; a person's feelings are agitated by distressing news; his courage, his faith, his credit, or his testimony is shaken. Sway applies to the movement of a body suspended from above or not firmly sustained from below, and the motion of which is less pronounced than swinging, smoother than vibrating, and not necessarily constant as oscillating; as, the swaying of a reed in the wind. Sway used transitively especially applies to motions of grace or dignity; brandish denotes a threatening or hostile motion; a monarch sways the scepter; the ruffian brandishes a club. To reel or totter always implies liability to fall; reeling is more violent than swaying, tottering more irregular; a drunken man reels; we speak of the tottering step of age or infancy. An extended mass which seems to lack solidity or cohesion is said to quake; as, a quaking bog. Quaver is applied almost exclusively to tremulous sounds of the human voice. Flap, flutter, and fluctuate refer to wave-like movements, flap generally to such as produce a sharp sound; a cock flaps his wings; flutter applies to a less pronounced and more irregular motion; a captive bird or a feeble pulse flutters. Compare FLUCTUATE.

   Synonyms:
   agitate, brandish, flap, fluctuate, flutter, jar, joggle, jolt, jounce, oscillate, quake, quaver, quiver, reel, rock, shiver, shudder, sway, swing, thrill, totter, tremble, vibrate, wave, waver

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. shake

   Synonyms:
   agitate, weaken, oscillate, totter, convulse, loosen, tremble, jar, quiver, shiver

   Antonyms:
   secure, fix, fasten, strengthen, stabilitate, confirm, stand

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.8 / 4 votes

1. shingle, shakenoun

   building material used as siding or roofing

   Synonyms:
   handclasp, handshake, handshaking, trill, milk shake, shiver, wag, shingle, waggle, milkshake, tremble

2. milkshake, milk shake, shakenoun

   frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream

   Synonyms:
   handclasp, handshake, handshaking, trill, milk shake, shiver, wag, shingle, waggle, milkshake, tremble

3. trill, shakenoun

   a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it

   Synonyms:
   handclasp, handshake, handshaking, trill, milk shake, shiver, wag, shingle, waggle, milkshake, tremble

4. handshake, shake, handshaking, handclaspnoun

   grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)

   Synonyms:
   handclasp, handshake, handshaking, trill, milk shake, shiver, wag, shingle, waggle, milkshake, tremble

5. tremble, shiver, shakenoun

   a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement

   Synonyms:
   wag, waggle, tremble, milkshake, shingle, handshake, thrill, milk shake, trill, frisson, tingle, shudder, shiver, chill, quiver, handshaking, handclasp

6. wag, waggle, shakeverb

   causing to move repeatedly from side to side

   Synonyms:
   handclasp, handshake, tremble, handshaking, trill, milk shake, shiver, wag, wit, shingle, waggle, milkshake, card

7. shake, agitateverb

   move or cause to move back and forth

   "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"

   Synonyms:
   foment, commove, turn on, shake up, escape from, agitate, judder, rouse, disturb, sway, charge up, stir, campaign, shift, crusade, rock, stir up, charge, raise up, throw off, didder, shake off, budge, press, vex, stimulate, excite, push, fight

8. shake, didderverb

   move with or as if with a tremor

   "his hands shook"

   Synonyms:
   escape from, stimulate, sway, excite, shake off, didder, rock, throw off, shake up, judder, agitate, stir

9. judder, shakeverb

   shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively

   "The old engine was juddering"

   Synonyms:
   escape from, stimulate, sway, excite, shake off, didder, rock, throw off, shake up, judder, agitate, stir

10. rock, sway, shakeverb

    move back and forth or sideways

    "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

    Synonyms:
    escape from, stimulate, sway, persuade, excite, shake off, didder, rock, carry, throw off, swing, shake up, judder, agitate, stir

11. shakeverb

    undermine or cause to waver

    "my faith has been shaken"; "The bad news shook her hopes"

    Synonyms:
    escape from, stimulate, sway, excite, shake off, didder, rock, throw off, shake up, judder, agitate, stir

12. stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stirverb

    stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

    "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

    Synonyms:
    touch, shake up, charge, excite, didder, succuss, have, raise up, get, rock, provoke, commove, energize, perk up, agitate, hasten, stir, call down, shift, conjure, make, reorganise, energise, turn on, arouse, wind up, reorganize, vex, conjure up, cause, sway, escape from, induce, budge, judder, raise, stimulate, jar, shake off, throw off, bump around, call forth, invoke, charge up, rouse, brace, bring up, evoke, sex, fluff up, rush, put forward, stir up, disturb, plump up

13. shake, shake off, throw off, escape fromverb

    get rid of

    "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"

    Synonyms:
    throw, cast off, drop, shake up, escape from, agitate, judder, sway, cast, stir, rock, throw away, throw off, didder, shake off, stimulate, excite, shed

14. shakeverb

    bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking

    "He was shaken from his dreams"; "shake the salt out of the salt shaker"

    Synonyms:
    escape from, stimulate, sway, excite, shake off, didder, rock, throw off, shake up, judder, agitate, stir

15. shakeverb

    shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state

    "shake one's head"; "She shook her finger at the naughty students"; "The old enemies shook hands"; "Don't shake your fist at me!"

    Synonyms:
    escape from, stimulate, sway, excite, shake off, didder, rock, throw off, shake up, judder, agitate, stir

Matched Categories

1. • Arouse
   • Building Material
   • Change
   • Drink
   • Escape
   • Gesture
   • Move Back And Forth
   • Note
   • Reflex
   • Vibrate
   • Weaken

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shakeverb

   Synonyms:
   agitate, convulse, make to tremble or quiver

2. shakeverb

   Synonyms:
   trill, sing with a trill

3. shakeverb

   Synonyms:
   tremble, quake, quiver, totter, shudder, shiver

4. shakenoun

   Synonyms:
   agitation, concussion, jar, jolt, shaking

5. shakenoun

   Synonyms:
   trill

6. shakenoun

   Synonyms:
   crack (in timber), fissure, cleft

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1. shakenoun

   Synonyms:
   jar, shivering, jolt, shaking, shudder

2. shakeverb

   Synonyms:
   agitate, jar, jolt, convulse, concuss, jounce, dodder, tremble, trill, shiver, totter, joggle, jiggle, wave, vibrate, shudder

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1. List of paraphrases for "shake":

   agitate, milkshake, stir, shakes, rattle, tremble, rock, destabilize, waver, stirring, tremor, wavering, rocks, jolts, shaking, waving, vibration, squeeze, tighten

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How to use shake in a sentence?

1. Andrei Soldatov:

   This could have been an attempt to deter the United States (from hacking and meddling), to try to shake the U.S. establishment, and to try to weaken Clinton, it's pure politics, it's not about military secrets.

2. Christopher Trzaska:

   You could drop me in the Bush administration, and I'd feel right at home, gen Z and many conservatives of my age are looking for someone to shake up the system, but not to burn the country down in the process.

3. Charles Armstrong:

   He was someone that one would have thought would remain very high up in the regime. So this kind of a shake up, particularly if he's been executed, is quite a remarkable turn of events.

4. Max Baucus:

   I think it will basically be a meet and greet and grin and shake hands, and each leader can congratulate themselves. But that's not all bad, it's good that the two will meet, and my hope is that would set the stage for more realistic, more direct, specific conversations later on.

5. Jeremy Bird:

   Everybody's sort of figuring it out, post-midterms, how it's all going to shake out, i'm sure there'll be other disagreements. And it's a different world with a Republican Senate and a Republican House.