Synonyms of shaking

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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
• wabbly
• quavery
• tottery
• shuddery
• wabbling
• 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
• vibrating
• quivering
• trembling
• shivering
• quaking
• swaying
• wobbling
• twitching
• convulsing
• jiggling
• jolting
• agitating
• swinging
• jouncing
• waving
• wabbling
• juddering
• rocking
• flickering
• throbbing
• 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