English noun: shaking | |||
| 1. | shaking (act) the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agitation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | jiggle, joggle | ||
| 2. | shaking (state) a shaky motion | ||
| Samples | The shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe. | ||
| Synonyms | palpitation, quiver, quivering, shakiness, trembling, vibration | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | tremolo, tremor | ||