shaken

Meaning of shaken

verb
  1. To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
    He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere.
  2. To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance or disapproval.
    Shaking his head, he kept repeating "No, no, no".
  3. To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
    to shake fruit down from a tree
  4. To disturb emotionally; to shock.
    He was shaken by what had happened.
  5. To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).
    I can't shake the feeling that I forgot something.
  6. To move from side to side.
    She shook with grief.
  7. (usually as "shake on") To shake hands.
    OK, let's shake on it.
  8. To dance.
    She was shaking it on the dance floor.
  9. To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.
    to shake a note in music
  10. To threaten to overthrow.
    The experience shook my religious belief.
  11. To be agitated; to lose firmness.
adjective
  1. In a state of shock or trauma.
    We were left shaken by the revelations of abuse.

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Hyphenation of shaken

shaken

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • shaken is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

shaken synonyms

Meaning jolted:

jolted

Meaning :

traumatize, shiver, tremble

Anagrams of shaken

kanehs, Keshan

Words that rhyme with shaken

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