1. The act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
   "The constant shaking of the washing machine indicated it was unbalanced"
    
2. A shaky motion
   "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe";
   - shakiness, trembling, quiver, quivering, vibration, palpitation

1. Move or cause to move back and forth
   "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking";
   - agitate
    
2. Move with or as if with a tremor
   "his hands shook";
   - didder [archaic]
    
3. Vibrate rapidly and intensively
   "The old engine was shaking";
   - judder [Brit]
    
4. Move back and forth or sideways
   "the ship was shaking";
   - rock, sway
    
5. Undermine or cause to waver
   "The bad news shook her hopes"
    
6. Shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state
   "She shook her finger at the naughty students"; "The old enemies shook hands"; "shake one's head"; "Don't shake your fist at me!"
    
7. Excite the feelings or emotions of; disturb the peace of
   "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"; "These stories shook up the community";
   - shake up, excite, stir
    
8. Evade or escape from a pursuer
   "I couldn't shake the car that was following me";
   - shake off, throw off
    
9. Bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking
   "shake the salt out of the salt shaker"
    
10. Rid oneself of something unwanted by forceful or determined action
    "I can't shake off the feeling something's wrong";
    - shake off, throw off, cast off, shed

Derived forms: shakings

Type of: agitation, alter, arouse, break loose, change, elicit, enkindle [literary], escape, evoke, gesticulate, gesture, get away, kindle, modify, motion, move, move back and forth, move involuntarily, move reflexively, provoke, raise, vibrate, weaken

Encyclopedia: Shaking