shaking

Earthquakes that rupture closer to the surface can produce stronger shaking than deeper events because the seismic energy has less distance to travel before reaching the ground above.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

She won the affection of ordinary Norwegians and for years has been seen as the embodiment of a modern monarchy capable of shaking up convention.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

The apparel company is shaking up leadership at Old Navy, bringing in Michael Francis, a retail veteran with experience at Walmart and Target, as chief executive of the brand to try to boost sales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

But Parton, whose hit "9 to 5" was a feminist anthem, declined to describe herself as such despite shaking up the male dominated country music industry.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Wolf was waiting for them: sitting beneath a birch tree a safe distance from the Widewater, shaking with fear.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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

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

He shook his head, quick vision-clearing shakings and established himself in the world once more.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier