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  • present participle of shake.
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shaking

[shay-king] / ˈʃeɪ kɪŋ /


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Arellano: The camera ends with Hilton and Becerra standing awkwardly and not shaking hands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"Don well?" asks the Daily Mirror, embedding a photo of the two leaders shaking hands in New York City.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin presented Kremlev with the "Order of Friendship" award in April 2026, according to an IBA press release, which featured a photo of Putin and Kremlev shaking hands.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

The products of similar training programs, both men were Persian speakers adept at shaking off Iranian surveillance teams in the labyrinth of Tehran’s backstreets and alleyways.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Clicking his tongue and shaking his head, he said, “That is a nasty cut but the tendon hasn’t been hurt at all. I hate to see anything crippled like that. It’s pitiful.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Nothing fell to the floor or broke, but it reminded him of the January shakings and made him worry that a big quake like that occurred even five months later.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2024

The first shakings came in 1972, when the players went on strike over their pension fund; the season lost 86 games out of a total of more than 160.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 29, 2012

In the 1960s, scientists set up seismometers across the world, allowing them to measure and record the slightest shakings almost anywhere.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2011

“Poor humble Gurgi is always faithful to mighty lords—what joy to serve them, even with shakings and breakings.”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

Even more unnerving, because they are less well understood and capable of occurring anywhere at any time, are the rarer type of shakings known as intraplate quakes.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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