shaken

[US]/'ʃeɪkən/
[UK]/'ʃekən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. moved back and forth, agitated.

Phrases & Collocations

emotionally shaken

physically shaken

shaken up

shake uncontrollably

Example Sentences

be badly shaken by the news

was badly shaken up by the accident.

They were shaken badly by the news.

she was shaken to the core by his words.

She was shaken by the news of the disaster.

A sheet of metal was shaken to simulate the noise of thunder.

the town was shaken by a series of grisly crimes.

he thought he had shaken off his pursuer.

Sheedy has shaken off a calf injury.

He seemed shaken after the interrogation.

This issue has shaken the very foundations of French politics.

The passengers were shaken up but are all right.

use soap flakes shaken up in the water to make bubbles.

The committee needs to be shaken out to get rid of some of the elderly members.

No one was hurt, but many of the passengers were severely shaken up by the accident.

His mother’s death had shaken him dreadfully.

The team seems to have shaken off the jinx that’s been dogging them for months.

in the final lap she looked as though she had shaken off the Dutch girl.

the weeds at the bottom gently bending down the stream, shaken by the watery wind, still planted where their seeds had sunk, but erelong to die and go down likewise;

Real-world Examples

These are walls, which have been shaken by armies and earthquakes.

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Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake shake your area dress, shake your area dress.

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Their confidence is being shaken because the rules of the game change every year.

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The country is often shaken by earthquakes.

Source: VOA Special English: World

Airlines have already been shaken by rising fuel costs and staff shortages.

Source: Financial Times

Is there a moment on camera that has truly shaken you?

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President Milo Dukanovic said he was deeply shaken by the terrible tragedy in Cetinje.

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2022

It is an ever fixed mark that looks on tempest and is never shaken.

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

Like bring him milk shakes that can't have lumps in them.

Source: Friends Season 6

OK, well, if you're reeling from something, then you're shaken or shocked by something.

Source: Learn English by following hot topics.

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