shaking a leg

ADJECTIVE

swift

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abrupt expeditious hasty nimble quick rapid speedy sudden unexpected

STRONG

cracking express fleet flying precipitate prompt ready screaming short spanking

WEAK

alacritous barrelling breakneck double-quick fleet-footed headlong hurried in nothing flat like crazy like mad on the double pronto short-lived snappy speedball supersonic winged

Antonyms

STRONGEST

delayed expected lazy leisurely slow

WEAK

sluggish

Example Sentences

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I’m talking about “Forbidden Broadway,” Gerard Alessandrini’s 37-year-old satirical revue, which is shaking a leg with renewed vigor at the Triad Theater.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2019

He is seated at a corner table in the cavernous breakfast room of the Pierre hotel, across the street from Central Park, shaking a leg nervously and whispering in a conspiratorial hush.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2012

shaking a leg

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