Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ashake

/əˈʃeɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ashake
IPA: /əˈʃeɪk/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

shaking, aquiver

Example Sentences

""Dunkery Beacon," whispered John, so close into my ear, that I felt his lips and teeth ashake; "dursn't fire it now except to show the Doones way home again, since the naight as they went up and throwed the watchmen atop of it."
"Then you'll buy her dear,' cried my lady, ashake with rage. '"
"AT THE WINDOW THE pine-trees bend to listen to the autumn wind as it mutters Something which sets the black poplars ashake with hysterical laughter; While slowly the house of day is closing its eastern shutters."

Etymology

From a- + shake.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a

Inflected Forms

more ashake (comparative) most ashake (superlative)

Rhymes With

make take break lake wake mistake fake tea break cake spirit lake sake shake

Questions

How do you pronounce ashake?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈʃeɪk/.
What does ashake mean?: shaking, aquiver
Where does ashake come from?: From a- + shake.

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