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  • past tense form of shake.
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shook

[shook] / ʃʊk /






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“Seeing him like that shook our whole team,” Raiola said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Chang: Yeah, I just shook hands with them this morning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

He shook hands with a now beleaguered Martin O'Neill and pretty much got out of there.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Her hands shook as she punched the buttons into the safe’s keypad, entering the wrong combination.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Betsie drew the little cloth bag from beneath her overalls and held it out to me, but I shook my head.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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