Definition: 1. Causing to move repeatedly from side to side. 2. Frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream. 3. A note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it. 4. Reflex shaking caused by cold or fear or excitement. 5. Building material used as siding or roofing.
Use 'shake' in a sentence:
1. Another man constantly chain-smoked and seemed to have the shakes.
2. I tried shaking him but there was no reaction.
3. "Shake me, shake me, I pray," cried the tree; "my apples, one and all, are ripe."
4. Be careful! Don't shake the ladder!
5. He was shaking with fear.
6. The news of Tandy's escape had shaken them all.
7. We don't know how this situation will shake out.
8. Without warning, the earth began to shake.
9. Let's shake on it.
10. The colonel rushed up to Earle, shaking his gun at him.
11. The whole house shakes when a train goes past.
12. She was shaken to the core by the news.
13. This issue has shaken the foundations of French politics.
14. She gave him a shake to wake him.
15. She frees her mass of hair from a rubber band and shakes it off her shoulders.
16. The child was shaking with fear.
17. Although I could pass him I could not shake him off.
18. "Shake hands, Starkey," said Hook, proffering his claw.
19. They're expected to shake hands.
20. I'm no great shakes as a detective.
21. Since the success of her novel, people shake her hand who once wouldn't have given her the time of day.
22. He roared with laughter, shaking in his chair.
23. You could feel the earth shake as the truck came closer.
24. At least we have to shake hands.
25. Hello, Trish. I won't shake hands, because I'm filthy.
26. His voice shaking with rage, he asked how the committee could keep such a report from the public.
27. The protesters burst through police lines into the cathedral square, shaking clenched fists.
28. Cold worlds shake from the oar.
29. I always get the shakes before exams.
30. She was close to both of her parents and was undeniably shaken by their divorce.
31. My cold's better, but I can't seem to shake off this cough.
32. She bent down to shake a pebble out of her shoe.
33. I was unable to shake off my self-pity.
34. The protests have failed partly because the opposition politicians are no great shakes.
35. It won't shake the football world if we beat Torquay.
36. Shake the rugs well and hang them for a few hours before replacing on the floor.
37. Shake them a little before you get up.
38. Businessmen are frantically trying to shake off the bad habits learned under six decades of a protected economy.
39. He dismissed the idea with a firm shake of his head.
40. He sent his driver to fetch him a strawberry shake.
41. No amount of reasoning could shake him out of his conviction.
42. This announcement is bound to shake the confidence of the industry.
43. Shake the rope and let the coils unwind.
44. She was more than a little shaken by the experience.
45. The company hasn't been able to shake off its image as stodgy and old-fashioned.
46. Give the bottle a good shake before opening.
47. Do people in Italy shake hands when they meet?
48. "Shake me, shake me, I pray; my apples, one and all, are ripe," it cried.
49. This did not shake his resolve.
50. "The elm trees are all dying," said Palmer, with a sad shake of his head.
51. I can't seem to shake off this cold.
52. He couldn't shake the feeling that there was something wrong.
53. Her hands had started to shake.
54. When events happen that shake these beliefs, our fear takes control.
55. She picked up the bag of salad and gave it a shake.
56. Shaking your head for 'No' is not universal.
57. A lot of people think that they're not going to get a fair shake from the courts.
58. We were amazed, shocked, dumbfounded, shaking our heads in disbelief.
59. I found it difficult to shake off a sense of social inferiority.
60. Small insects can be collected by shaking them into a jar.
61. Many businessmen still find it hard to shake themselves out of the old state-dependent habit.
62. Shake the bottle well before use.
63. The hiccups may shake your baby's body from head to foot.
