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  • present participle of shake.
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shaking

[shey-king] / ˈʃeɪ kɪŋ /


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Shaking off its defeat in the Warner Bros. bidding war, Comcast is focusing on its big sports bet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Shaking out the bedding provided in a brown paper bag, I watched my fellow passengers make up their berths, tucking in starched sheets with the ease of seasoned travelers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

Shaking can break open new rock surfaces, force out fluids that were previously sealed away, and redirect the flow of water through the subsurface.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2025

To prove his point, he invited the London youth group Kinetika Bloco onto the stage of the O2, to blast through Ezra Collective's infectiously upbeat jazz anthem Shaking Body.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

Shaking now so hard his teeth chattered, he used his free hand to slide the rope from his shoulder.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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