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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)

shake

/ˈʃeɪk/

verb1 of 2

to move something violently back and forth or up and down

  • “All the houses were shaking and alarms were ringing everywhere.”Tatoeba
  • “When you shake someone's hand look directly into his eyes.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

noun2 of 2

A milkshake.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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