Shake Synonyms and Antonyms
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Synonyms for Shake
Tremble means to shake involuntarily, often out of fear or because you are cold.
To tremble, as from cold or strong emotion.
(Medicine) A bodily response to early hypothermia .
To be on the point of failure or collapse
To break up the quiet or serenity of; agitate (what is quiet or still)
To tremble or quaver:
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The definition of agitate is to move something around in a forceful or violent movement.
To be disposed of by sale:
To move back and forth or up and down; rise and fall; undulate, as waves
To draw (the mind, attention, etc.) away in another direction; divert
Flourish is defined as to grow well, to succeed, to make big wave-like movements.
set-in-motion
(Idiomatic) to trigger movement, to get going
To affect with or become affected by irregular and involuntary muscular contractions.
To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly:
To bump or push, as in a crowd; elbow or shove roughly
To shake or tremble, as from instability or shock.
(Intransitive) to use the voice in a trembling manner, as in speaking or singing.
To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start.
To move or pass (an implement) through a liquid in order to mix or cool the contents:
To cause to lose courage or firmness of purpose:
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To fill with horror or dismay; shock
A comical or humorous person; joker; wit
A beverage made of milk, flavoring, and ice cream, shaken or whipped until foamy.
(Intransitive) To shake tremulously
To hang down as a flap
To fly by a quick light flapping of the wings.
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To swing or move from side to side or to and fro
To move or wave (a weapon, tool, bat, etc.) with a sweeping motion; flourish; brandish
To move suddenly; spring; jump
To be unsteady; totter
To salute a person or an occasion with a toast:
To escape the memory or understanding of:
Free means to release or let go.
Hustle is defined as to move quickly or push, or to get something by wrongful or illegal ways.
To move or go impatiently, angrily, or disdainfully, as with a toss of the head
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To cause to move back and forth rapidly:
To swing or sway to and fro; flutter
(Intransitive) To utter a succession of chirps.
To stir, beat, or shake (milk or cream) in a churn
To upset the order of; disarrange; disrupt
To move, shift, or force from the usual place or position:
To move from one place to another; to redistribute.
(Intransitive) Of a check or financial transaction, to go through as payment; to be processed so that the money is transferred.
To free of a burden or trouble:
To free from something bothersome or encumbering; relieve.
To relieve of a burden; free from a hindrance or annoyance
Release is defined as to set free or to relieve.
To free from pain, anxiety, or distress:
To free, clear, relieve, or disencumber, as of something undesirable
To dissociate oneself from (an allegation or rumour).
(Idiomatic) To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew.
Evade is defined as to be deceitful to get around or escape from.
Also used with up: agitate
To impair or destroy the composure of.
To disturb; interrupt
To put into a state of disorder.
Flurry is defined as to be moved in a quick way.
To make or become nervous or upset.
To disturb or confuse; make uneasy or anxious:
To beat a ruffle on (a drum).
To overcome with consternation; unnerve; dismay
Daunt is defined as to intimidate someone.
To cause to lose enthusiasm or resolution; disillusion or discourage:
To cause to feel extreme apprehension or unease; to cause to experience horror.
To surprise and disturb greatly:
The definition of a thrill is a sudden feeling of excitement or a cause of such feelings.
A habitual spasmodic muscular movement or contraction, usually of the face or extremities.
The San Andreas Fault is a fault line discovered in 1895 that stretches about one thousand and three hundred kilometers through California in the United States, and through Baja California in Mexico.
(Chiefly US) An earthquake.
An earthquake.
Used in plural: fidget
A state of nervous restlessness or agitation.
An unsteady condition in which there are many small, rapid movements
A feeling of great unease or extreme nervousness.
Alternative form of heebie-jeebies.
The jitters.
A clasping of each other's hand as in greeting or farewell
An area, as a beach, covered with this
To rouse to action or increased activity; excite:
A beat; throb; vibration
To feel dizzy; have a sensation of spinning or whirling
Brandish means to shake or wave something in a menacing way, particularly a weapon.
To free from or relieve of a burden or trouble:
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
(Physiol.) To produce or increase the response of (an organism, organ, tissue, etc.) to a proper stimulus
To shake rapidly or spasmodically; vibrate conspicuously:
get rid of
To refrain from using, engaging in, or partaking of:
To rattle or vibrate
To cause to have a concussion
Antonyms for Shake
To restore the confidence of
(Intransitive) To become calm.
Placate is defined as to soothe someone who is angry or upset by making concessions.
Words Related to Shake
A disturbance, oscillation, or vibration, either of a medium and moving through that medium (such as water and sound waves), or of some quantity with different values at different points in space, moving through space (such as electromagnetic waves or a quantum mechanical wave described by the wave function).
To petition again.
To manage, tend, or have charge of:
To try; endeavor:
To be afraid:
An organized effort by supporters of a common goal:
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