" shaking "

1: marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements;

  * e.g., " ... suffered a shaking chill during his bout with the flu "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aquiver,

•  atremble,

•  quaking,

•  quavery,

•  quivering,

•  shaky,

•  shuddering,

•  shuddery,

•  tottering,

•  tottery,

•  trembling,

•  trembly,

•  tremulous,

•  wobbling,

•  wobbly

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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

  * e.g., " ... gave the bottle of salad dressing a good shaking "

•  Synonyms : 

•  jiggling,

•  oscillation,

•  quivering,

•  shivering,

•  shuddering,

•  trembling,

•  twitching,

•  vibration

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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

  * e.g., " ... condemned the government's shaking of its overseas responsibilities "

•  Synonyms : 

•  avoidance,

•  cop-out,

•  dodging,

•  ducking,

•  eluding,

•  elusion,

•  escape,

•  eschewal,

•  eschewing,

•  evasion,

•  out,

•  shunning

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make a series of small irregular or violent movements;

  * e.g., " ... the bus rattled and shook as it barreled down a rutted road "

•  Synonyms : 

•  agitating,

•  bucketing,

•  convulsing,

•  jerking,

•  jiggling,

•  joggling,

•  jolting,

•  jouncing,

•  juddering,

•  quaking,

•  quivering,

•  shuddering,

•  vibrating,

•  wobbling

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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

  * e.g., " ... we shook our pursuers by cutting through the abandoned lot "

•  Synonyms : 

•  avoiding,

•  dodging,

•  ducking,

•  eluding,

•  escaping,

•  eschewing,

•  evading,

•  finessing,

•  getting around,

•  scaping,

•  shirking,

•  shuffling (out of),

•  shunning,

•  weaseling (out of)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to make a series of small irregular or violent movements;

  * e.g., " ... the bus rattled and shook as it barreled down a rutted road "

•  Synonyms : 

•  agitate,

•  bucket,

•  convulse,

•  jerk,

•  jiggle,

•  joggle,

•  jolt,

•  jounce,

•  judder,

•  quake,

•  quiver,

•  shudder,

•  vibrate,

•  wobble

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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

  * e.g., " ... we shook our pursuers by cutting through the abandoned lot "

•  Synonyms : 

•  avoid,

•  dodge,

•  duck,

•  elude,

•  escape,

•  eschew,

•  evade,

•  finesse,

•  get around,

•  scape,

•  shirk,

•  shuffle (out of),

•  shun,

•  weasel (out of)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in recovering (from), rallying;

•  Synonyms : 

•  rallying,

•  rebounding,

•  recovering (from),

•  coming back,

•  gaining,

•  healing,

•  mending,

•  recouping,

•  recovering,

•  recuperating,

•  snapping back

•  Antonyms : 

•  catching,

•  coming down (with),

•  contracting,

•  getting,

•  going down (with),

•  sickening (with),

•  taking,

•  breaking out (with),

•  dying (from),

•  succumbing (to)

1: to rob by the use of trickery or threats;

  * e.g., " ... the rumor is that he started his career shaking people down as an enforcer for the mob "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beating,

•  bilking,

•  bleeding,

•  cheating,

•  chiseling,

•  chousing,

•  conning,

•  cozening,

•  defrauding,

•  diddling,

•  doing,

•  doing in,

•  euchring,

•  fiddling,

•  fleecing,

•  flimflamming,

•  gaffing,

•  hosing,

•  hustling,

•  mulcting,

•  nobbling,

•  plucking,

•  reaming,

•  ripping off,

•  rooking,

•  screwing,

•  shortchanging,

•  shorting,

•  skinning,

•  skunking,

•  squeezing,

•  sticking,

•  stiffing,

•  stinging,

•  suckering,

•  swindling,

•  thimblerigging,

•  victimizing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to come to be;

  * e.g., " ... after hearing about all the elaborate planning, I can't wait to see how that wedding shakes out "

•  Synonyms : 

•  coming out,

•  falling out,

•  panning out,

•  proving,

•  turning out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to cause an unpleasant surprise for;

  * e.g., " ... the news that we had failed the auto inspection shook us up "

•  Synonyms : 

•  appalling,

•  flooring,

•  jolting,

•  shocking

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to rob by the use of trickery or threats;

  * e.g., " ... the rumor is that he started his career shaking people down as an enforcer for the mob "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beat,

•  bilk,

•  bleed,

•  cheat,

•  chisel,

•  chouse,

•  con,

•  cozen,

•  defraud,

•  diddle,

•  do,

•  do in,

•  euchre,

•  fiddle,

•  fleece,

•  flimflam,

•  gaff,

•  hose,

•  hustle,

•  mulct,

•  nobble,

•  pluck,

•  ream,

•  rip off,

•  rook,

•  screw,

•  short,

•  shortchange,

•  skin,

•  skunk,

•  squeeze,

•  stick,

•  stiff,

•  sting,

•  sucker,

•  swindle,

•  thimblerig,

•  victimize

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music;

  * e.g., " ... The DJ played music that was sure to make every party guest get up and shake a leg. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  dancing,

•  footing (it),

•  hoofing (it),

•  stepping

•  Antonyms : 

•  crawling,

•  creeping,

•  poking

2: to proceed or move quickly;

  * e.g., " ... We'd better shake a leg if we want to make the movie! "

•  Synonyms : 

•  barreling,

•  belting,

•  blasting,

•  blazing,

•  blowing,

•  bolting,

•  bombing,

•  bowling,

•  breezing,

•  bundling,

•  bustling,

•  buzzing,

•  cannonballing,

•  careening,

•  careering,

•  chasing,

•  coursing,

•  cracking (on),

•  dashing,

•  driving,

•  flying,

•  haring,

•  hastening,

•  highballing,

•  hotfooting (it),

•  humping,

•  hurling,

•  hurrying,

•  hurtling,

•  hustling,

•  hying,

•  jetting,

•  jumping,

•  motoring,

•  nipping,

•  pelting,

•  racing,

•  ramming,

•  ripping,

•  rocketing,

•  running,

•  rushing,

•  rustling,

•  scooting,

•  scurrying,

•  scuttling,

•  shooting,

•  speeding,

•  stepping,

•  tearing,

•  traveling,

•  trotting,

•  whirling,

•  whisking,

•  zipping,

•  zooming

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)