shook
Example Sentences
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“Sometime” seemed to grow closer every time the earth shook.
From Literature
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After ending her wait for another Grand Slam trophy with victory at the Australian Open, the Kazakh simply clenched a raised fist and briefly shook her head in a mixture of relief and disbelief.
From BBC
His friends were wary —“They’ll peck your eyes out!”—but he only smiled and shook his head.
From Literature
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He shook hands with one of my BBC's colleagues, and asked, "How are you?"
From BBC
The fifth seed took a medical timeout for treatment on his thigh but, unable to serve or move properly, he walked to the net and shook hands at 3-1 down in the third.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.