Synonyms of shaking

shaking 1 of 3

adjective

as in trembling

marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements

suffered a shaking chill during his bout with the flu

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trembling
• quivering
• shuddering
• trembly
• shaky
• shivering
• quaking
• wobbling
• wobbly
• tottering
• atremble
• tremulous
• quavery
• tottery
• shuddery
• aquiver
• unsteady
• convulsive
• throbbing
• shivery
• wavering
• pulsating
• palpitating
• rocky
• unstable
• wavery
• staggery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stable
• steady
• controlled
• firm
• settled

shaking

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noun

1

as in twitching

a series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side

gave the bottle of salad dressing a good shaking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trembling
• twitching
• vibration
• quivering
• shivering
• shuddering
• tremor
• shake
• jiggling
• oscillation
• rocking
• tremble
• quaking
• shudder
• twitch
• quiver
• shiver
• juddering
• palpitation
• jiggle

2

as in escape

the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable

condemned the government's shaking of its overseas responsibilities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escape
• out
• avoidance
• ducking
• dodging
• evasion
• shunning
• elusion
• eschewal
• cop-out
• eschewing
• eluding
• bypassing
• sidestepping
• skirting
• deflection
• circumvention
• runaround
• prevention
• averting
• obviation
• precluding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• submission
• endurance
• toleration
• abidance

shaking

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verb

present participle of shake

1

as in jerking

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements

the bus rattled and shook as it barreled down a rutted road

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jerking
• shuddering
• quivering
• vibrating
• trembling
• shivering
• quaking
• swaying
• wobbling
• twitching
• convulsing
• jiggling
• jolting
• agitating
• swinging
• jouncing
• waving
• juddering
• throbbing
• rocking
• flickering
• fluttering
• joggling
• bucketing
• chattering
• quavering
• thrilling
• fluctuating
• wavering
• oscillating
• pulsing
• pulsating
• palpitating
• undulating
• beating
• doddering
• pitter-pattering
• pit-a-patting

2

as in avoiding

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery

we shook our pursuers by cutting through the abandoned lot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avoiding
• evading
• escaping
• shunning
• preventing
• dodging
• eschewing
• eluding
• deflecting
• shuffling (out of)
• ducking
• eliminating
• scaping
• shirking
• keeping clear of
• steering clear of
• fighting shy of
• staying clear of
• getting around
• finessing
• missing
• weaseling (out of)
• excluding
• averting
• circumventing
• thwarting
• parrying
• obviating
• precluding
• banning
• excepting
• warding (off)
• diverting
• ruling out
• debarring
• overreaching
• bypassing
• outwitting
• frustrating
• foiling
• outsmarting
• barring
• outfoxing
• skirting
• foxing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• seeking
• accepting
• embracing
• pursuing
• welcoming
• catching
• contracting
• courting
• incurring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shaking

Noun

During the many scenes of roiling seas and inevitable shipwrecks, the shaking met the action appropriately. — Matt Minton, Variety, 22 July 2026

Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches. — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

When the shaking subsided, Perez could not reach her nephew, or his wife, by phone. — Joshua Partlow, The Atlantic, 30 June 2026

Engineers said that older housing erected in the 1950s and 1960s — before modern earthquake standards were adopted — may not have been retrofitted to survive such violent shaking. — ABC News, 27 June 2026

In Mexicali, a mother and a child fleeing a factory during the shaking were hit and killed by an automobile, the Red Cross said. — Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

The shaking is followed by a period of months or years when the region becomes more prone to landslides because the rocks have moved. — Sylvain Barbot, The Conversation, 26 June 2026

Two earthquakes jolted Venezuela with one-two punch on Wednesday, damaging buildings and scaring people who felt the violent shaking. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

The team also found that certain near-surface features, such as softer rock layers above where the stopping phase happens, can further enhance it, leading to more severe shaking of the ground at the surface. — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026

Verb

Lopez met with The Club’s HOA board to discuss safety concerns that homeowners said were caused by overcrowded units, such as a shaking elevator that dropped multiple floors and water leaking into hallways. — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

Republicans would emphasize border security and an economy that was finally shaking off years of high inflation. — Jill Colvin, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Yet some of the city’s most beloved hotels, including the martini’s very birthplace, are shaking things up with offerings where the cocktail takes center stage. — Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

It must typically be collected manually by repetitively training machines how to perform certain tasks, such as folding shirts, stocking refrigerators, or shaking a mai tai. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 July 2026

Such worries have been shaking the AI industry broadly in recent weeks, leading to big swings for the overall stock market. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Making drinks ahead of time means no shaking, stirring, or measuring once guests arrive. — Al Culliton, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 July 2026

This has led to a rising tide of fist-shaking among sports fans that leagues and teams are harder than ever to follow amid a checkerboard of free and subscription distribution deals. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 July 2026

He is later seen greeting incarcerated men in the prison canteen, shaking hands and performing with several inmates serving as his backing band. — ABC News, 18 July 2026