1
as in to shudder
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
the bus rattled and shook as it barreled down a rutted road
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2
as in to avoid
to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
we shook our pursuers by cutting through the abandoned lot
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1
as in minute
a very small space of time
I'll be there in two shakes
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2
as in shivers
shakes plural
a sense of panic or extreme nervousness
I get the shakes every time I hear her voice
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3
as in quake
a shaking of the earth
the shake was a modest 3.1 on the Richter scale
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Recent Examples of shake
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Occasional use of those protein powders isn’t as concerning as a person making protein shakes three times a day.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2025
In a new Consumer Reports (CR) investigation, a team of researchers tested 23 protein powders and ready-to-drink shakes from popular brands, finding that heavy metal contamination is more common than traditionally thought, flagging new concerns about how healthy these health products actually are.
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Denegal, shaking off what was termed a stinger, returned for the following series.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Occasional use of those protein powders isn’t as concerning as a person making protein shakes three times a day.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
That’s the case with the Koia’s Elite Coffee drink, which is very much a pea protein shake, with little semblance to an iced coffee.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2025
In a new Consumer Reports (CR) investigation, a team of researchers tested 23 protein powders and ready-to-drink shakes from popular brands, finding that heavy metal contamination is more common than traditionally thought, flagging new concerns about how healthy these health products actually are.
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shake
Verb
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Neumark shudders to think how much his grandmother may have spent on Beanie Babies.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
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Earth shuddered with yet another wave of extinctions in this initial chill.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Of course, anyone with a tree-nut allergy should avoid almond butter altogether.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Tillery also advises her clients to skip overpacking and go with carry-on luggage to avoid unnecessary baggage fees or inconveniences if there are flight changes.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Copyleaf Wide-leg Yoga Pants Hurry to get 40 percent off a trending pair of Amazon yoga pants that have sold every 15 minutes for the past month.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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The 18-year-old rookie also recorded two rebounds and two steals through 31 minutes of action.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Dividend cuts ‘would send shivers through Wall Street’ Clark Williams-Derry, energy finance analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), a non-profit organization, said trimming the share buybacks is likely Big Oil’s easiest option.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Grab this sweatsuit and kiss mid-flight shivers goodbye.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It was recorded near The Geysers, prior to this quake.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Most quakes occur due to movement along faults at tectonic plate boundaries.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Even the coldest heart has been melted by the tear-jerking video of a cat trying her best to clean her ears after they were cut off due to cancer.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Paul goes to shake her hand but jerks it back, then gives her a left-handed handshake.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Simmons added that the play would’ve worked in the game except that Stone had to evade a defender, and that caused Jenkins to briefly stop.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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First Ascents in South Korea Chouinard reportedly drank an entire bottle of soy sauce in an effort to spike his blood pressure and evade a draft for the Korean War.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her work in film and television has an undeniable heartbeat.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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From Principal Kafele, Rahh learned that culture is the heartbeat of a school.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Shake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shake. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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