Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shaking

/ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: shak-ing
IPA: /ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of shake

noun

A movement that shakes.

Inflected Forms

shakings (plural)

Derived Forms

boneshaking earthshaking headshaking nonshaking shakingly unshaking unshakingly

Phrases

shaking palsy

Synonyms

shakiness trembling quiver quivering vibration palpitation

Rhymes With

making taking breaking waking baking faking braking aching mistaking raking staking remaking

Questions

How do you pronounce shaking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/.
What does shaking mean?: present participle and gerund of shake

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