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Sentence Examples The village witch doctor or shaman would shake bones while chanting, in the hope of bringing or ending the rains. However, I should have been able to shake my dream mood from my waking mood. I climb out and watch him drive away like a maniac as I shake my head in disapproval. I've always been a sucker for film-makers who shake up the snow globe of my so-called life. Newfs are also heavy seasonal shedders, and due to the loose lip flews, they drool and can throw it many metres when they shake their heads. After a warm-up, we learn how to shake our upper bodies while jiggling our hips, which is not an easy feat. He would play with his lip ring, roll his pencil around on the desk, jiggle his knees and shake his head to the tune in his head. My temples are thumping, my pulse is racing, and I'm starting to shake, visibly. When I consider the life of the honey bee, I shake my head that I once believed that such creatures were accidental products of blind chance! Anthony lost the first set 3-6, and defeat seemed certain as he looked desperate to shake off the jitters to trail 1-4 in the second set. We appreciated just how well milk, chocolate powder go with rum or vodka, a cold shake with a kick. I asked them to shake their heads if they heard me, but the radio apparently was not transmitting. Kasna gave her a gentle shake, jolting her mind from its incoherent tangles of thought. This particular strain seems to be quite hard to shake and you would be well advised to see your doctor if it hasn't cleared up in a week. I vaguely remember a similarly soaked occasion when I was a child, where I tried to shake like a dog and my mother said it addled the brain. Then James saw his friend's shoulders begin to shake, juddering up and down and suddenly Jenni was crying into his chest. The doors immediately slid shut, and with a shake and a judder, the floor beneath them lurched. Place the lemon juice, mustard, salt, pepper and oil in a screw-top jar and shake well. She was watching TV with her 13-year-old son when the ranchslider started to shake violently. If by some chance you attract un-cool people, you manage to shake them off with your rapier wit. Show More Sentences The school is testing digital whiteboards, one of many new technologies that officials hope will help shake up the rigid education system. Both of her arms began to glow green and red as the ground beneath her began to shake. Who wants to drink a shake that is tasteless, or one that leaves a chalky residue with a bitter aftertaste in your mouth? A hand shake is exciting by it's closeness and novelty, but hongi or a hug is a whole different level. Trafford council wants to shake up its home care service and bring in a private company or voluntary agency. At the same time, the imminent introduction of wide-bodied aircraft threatened to shake up the entire industry for the second time in ten years. It was an apartment by the railway track and every time a train went by the whole apartment would shake. She squirmed and wiggled around a little and was able to shake the blanket off. Nowadays we just shake our heads in misery and shuffle ahead in line, waiting for the next available teller. Outside in the company parking lot, windblown trees shake a fine yellow dusting of pollen over asphalt and cars. Suddenly the heroes felt the floor beneath them shake and they hid behind the pillars that held the ceiling up. Then, with a shake of the reins, the horse galloped ahead and disappeared into the mist. It's a kind of Latin joint full of sleazy men and girls who can do a passable samba, lambada or can just shake their hips. Amazingly, they sat only for a few moments when his fishing rod began to shake. Thank God for the Venue, where dirty, spotty, black-clad youth still go to shake their lank hair to the Sisters of Mercy. Kelsey fought to maintain control with the yoke that was trying to shake itself out of his hands. You want the governments of the free world to shake at the very mention of your name? Having put my hats away for another year, I resignedly shake the mothballs from my woollens and resolutely turn to face the dark months ahead. As her voice resounded throughout the cavern, the weakened walls began to shake and crumbled. First looking at Maria, then back at Erik, the man's weapon hand began to shake apprehensively as he started to take several steps in retreat. Show More Sentences This means your body is addicted to it and that is a lot harder to shake. If you're a skeptic like me, this entire process sounds like one massive shake of the head from start to finish. Cyril stooped and picked up a handful of small pebbles and jounced them in his hand to shake away the loose dust, then the resumed their leisurely walk along the track. Yeah, and especially me, because the screech character was so hard to shake. Because the role became an intrinsic part of Esposito during production, certain scenes were hard to shake, he said. It's hard to shake the feeling that I'm forgetting something. All I could do was smile and shake my head in amazed disbelief. Some will shake their heads in amazement that such a debate still goes on. Here are 20 exhibitions that look set to shake us out of our consumerist complacency. But a series of shows in 2014 is set to shake us out of our consumerist complacency. She had seen him sweat and shake and retch in the grip of his craving. As the new American imperialism seeks to remould the Middle East in its own image so Howard rather more modestly plans to shake up the South Pacific. They could shake a rattle or something, they're no trouble at all. Another service, more tapers and hymns, more speeches and, in front of the coffin, white-robbed choristers chant and rhythmically shake silver rattles. Rattlesnakes shake their tail rattles as aposematic warnings. This is a nice way to shake up the routine and will really add an element of cardio the exercise. Is there a character that was harder to shake when you went home, either Carmela from The Sopranos or Jackie? The news did nothing to shake my belief that things will be okay. He would shake a chilled Coke, and then spray the soda into a cold glass of milk. Might Lou Reed's monstrosity of non-stop feedback noise, Metal Machine Music, be a good record to help people shake their sillies out and wiggle their waggles away? Show More Sentences Besides perfecting table manners, these sometimes wait-listed courses advise youngsters on how to shake hands, be courteous on the phone, and write thank-you notes. Trista goes about making the shake, mashing up a banana, adding cherry syrup, a bit of milk, and soft-serve ice cream. One detainee was bent over for a rectal feeding that involved Ensure, the protein shake. In a half-circle around a blazing campfire, the women shake rattles in creepy unison. I depart as air ... I shake my locks at the runaway sun, I effuse my flesh in eddies and drift it in lacy jags. The lunch, which costs Rs.50, commences with seasonal fruits, which include mango, jackfruit, grapes or any of the citrus varieties in the form of shake, chutney or salad. The Bishop was seized with a quartan ague and began to shake. Famous traditional cold drinks like thandai, lassi, jal jeera, mango shake, milk shake and chuski were on display and sale here in a variety of tastes and colours. The quiet was shattered again as two RAF jets came winging across, not so low as to shake the ground, but loud enough to bring any conversation to a halt for a while. And what may have started out as a blood feud inside the Kim family could shake more than just the regime. It used to be cute, and adults would shake their heads and cluck their tongues. Strong, young, crisply uniformed, he or she would shake, sigh, stare blankly, or cry, recounting variations of this statement. Beachwear was the dress code, and even classic tailoring was given a shake up and repurposed into sleek and sporty silhouettes. Sometimes, the people around me shake their heads and sigh, giving me apologetic looks. I could not breathe.... When I would pass out, they would shake me and begin again. Oddly enough, missing the first shot seemed to shake off the jitters. Adam leveled the rifle at the rider, willing his hands not to shake. I'm always open to listening to new artists, labouring under the belief that all artists were at some point new and that they had to be given their fair shake. Once upon a time, books were meant to upset the apple cart, to make politicians nervous, threaten the status quo, shake up our expectations, make us question things anew. They hear the happy talk and they shake their heads or roll their eyes and wonder what these people are smoking. Show More Sentences Whichever party attacks that problem can help shake us free of our disillusionment with democracy. When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Unstripping the wrapper, unrolling the paper within, opening out the glazed sheets, she could feel her fingers positively shake with excitement. As a campaigning politician, he really knew how to shake hands, kiss babies, and work the room. All you do is chuck all the stuff into a plastic bag and shake. I prefer the zippable, freezer bags because they're durable and can be reused. This represents a U-turn on their plans to axe the service from next month as part of a national shake up of air mail flights. Slices of avocado, cucumber, tomato and alfalfa sprouts take no time to prepare, or whizz up an alkalising protein shake. Shigo found a correlation between the scars and decay resulting from yellow-bellied sapsucker damage and the occurrence of ring shake. Lightly shake to roughen up the fries' edges and arrange on a non-stick baking tray in a single layer. Charley, a tall, blond young man, bent to shake hands with Furry. Suddenly I could feel as well as hear the soft clattering of quaky leaves, as the early uphill draft made them shiver and shake. Vivian Salama on why Yemenis can't shake their clingy ex-president. McCarthy, who came on the pitch to shake all his players' hands at full time, also reserved words of praise for the influential Jarvis. Head of Highgate red watch, Neil Rooker, and his lankily lissom mate, shake their heads. On cable, you shake an etch a Sketch every time you go on air. It is digitalisation far more than robotisation that can shake up the Netherlands economy. When the judge realized that these tortures would not shake his faith, he ordered that Alban be beheaded. Ere we will eat our meal in fear, and sleep in the affliction of these terrible dreams that shake us nightly. Though these events diminished Walpole's popularity, they failed to shake his majority in Parliament. And the voice which would sing like a violin and with a bass that could shake the floor. Show More Sentences The male will then shake their heads in a similar way to when they are guarding their nest but with their wings closed. In nuclear engineering and astrophysics contexts, the shake is sometimes used as a conveniently short period of time. They are nearly caught by the Black Riders but shake off their pursuers by cutting through the Old Forest. Hamacher claims that the foundational certainty of Descartes' philosophy began to shake following the Lisbon earthquake. The main character in the play was a bit of an outlaw who refused to shake hands or say thank you. Today I was eating a pizza puff with crinkle-fries and a vanilla shake, so diarrhea was pretty much a definite for me. It is considered good luck to shake the champagne bottle and spray around at midnight. When artists perform, they use their fingers to hit the drumhead and shake the drum to ring the bells. The verbs shake, take and forsake come closest to the original vowel sequence. With every shake, tremble and quiverness of body, you are home more than you are on Earth. Observers noted that Huskisson did not appear to be in pain, and instead lay watching the leg shake. The first step, in 1853, was to appoint James Allport as General Manager and the next was to shake off the dependence on the LNWR to London. Some rumors that the governor had smoked pot as a teenager were flying around, but he has finally managed to shake them off. I'll bring the contract tomorrow, and if everything looks good, we'll shake on it. And a hoofer by the name of Buck Wing was gettin' ready to shake his tootsies! Italian paper products giant Sofidel is aiming to shake up the UK toilet tissue market with the launch of a double-quilted loo roll. Carson is planning to shake up the market again with a healthy refreshing new drink called Little Big Shot. Lightly shake to roughen up the chips' edges, spread on a nonstick baking tray in a single layer, spray with lowcalorie cooking spray and season. Some essays are coolheaded, some shake with hysteria, some are memoirish, others didactic. Belinda panicked for a second and then caught Neill just shake his head everso slightly and wink. Show More Sentences The police are chasing us! Quick, turn into that side street! We've got to shake them off. At that Sister Samantha seemed to shake her jelly so that she sank back into her chair. However, do not assume because the person appears to be conservative that the person does not shake hands. A special pair of forceps failed to remove it, as did a machine devised by Brunel to shake it loose. The tall windows of the nearby fire lookout tower rattle and shake. If you shake up a can of cola and then open, you get an explosion. Leave to cool slightly then shake the pan to roughen the edges a little. In January 2008 Lachlan Murdoch launched a new media initiative in Australia that could finally shake up the cosy and sleepy Australian media market. Talk about focussing on the unimportant. Give your head a shake, Google. The enraged judge ordered Alban scourged, thinking that a whipping would shake the constancy of his heart, but Alban bore these torments patiently and joyfully. As for the sex-symbol thing, he can only shake his head bemusedly. You can drink one protein shake daily as a snack or meal substitute. Some residents in Wych-Elm Close, in Bilton, near Rugby, claim their houses shake when cars, lorries and buses negotiate the hump in Lawford Lane. If I ever meet one of you Texas waddies that says he never drank from a horse track I think I will shake his hand and give him a Daniel Webster cigar. Give the door such a clap, as you go out, as will shake the whole room. The most famous of the roods was that of Boxley in Kent, which used to smile and bow, or frown and shake its head, as its worshippers were generous or closehanded. Earthquakes and convulsions of nature shake Earth on a regular basis. It was the first time a Minister ever left the country without a ceremonial goodbye and a shake hands at the airport, with the tall hats being doffed. Lucky Lady is in isolation for a couple of weeks, trying to shake a case of contagious ecthyma, or sore mouth, a condition Ms. Coston described as lamb herpes. Always shake hands at a job interview, but try not to overshake. Show More Sentences Another's diving bow he did adore, Which, with a shog, casts all the hair before, Till he with full decorum brings it back, And rises with a water-spaniel shake. The following morning, Liz had to come and shake David awake. While the premises stand firm, it is impossible to shake the conclusion. Examples from Classical Literature With a rough shake of his head, Phillip groaned and unwound himself out of a tangle of bedclothing. The wild steed sought to fling up his head to shake off this anguishing weight of seventy odd pounds. The biddies get out every day or two, and fly away all over the neighbourhood, like feathers when you shake a pillow. Not only did he shake hands with me, but he also accorded me the nose salutation. Even when the evening lengthened and he became more lucid under the stimulus of cornwhisky and Cointreau he could not shake them. Roger smiled and bowed to the dusty miller, who held out a huge white hand for him to shake. As he picked up his broom again, his twin sister came to the door to shake a dustcloth. At last, with a shake of the head, we consented to get into the automatic carriage. It arn't a conger, or he'd begin to cut about now and shake his head to get riddy of the hook. But it had no other result than to shake down a barrelful of snow-like dust. Monseigneur received him in a courtly manner, but they did not shake hands. This would always scare me so that I would bury my head in the covers and shake. I tried to shake off the feeling of desolation as I went to my bed of boughs. Once I saw Dan's cowlick shake like the plume of an angry warrior as his wife turned toward him inquiringly. A local defect somewhat similar in effect to cup shake is known as rind gall. So may the storms be breasted by walls they cannot shake from their foundations. It was only for an instant, because daman turned away at once to shake hands with Lingard. I gripped his hand warmly, though I had intended to give him a dead-fish sort of shake. To Margaret the sailor repeated his story, nor could all her questions shake it. You can shake off the dust of Saguache from your hoofs till court meets in September. Show More Sentences It takes him all the time to shake, and it takes all his money to buy his ager medicine. In our earlier days did we not emboss our bosoms with the daffodils, and shake them almost unto shedding with our transport? Carlos still slept so profoundly that it was necessary for derma to shake him violently by the arm before he could be aroused. You'd think the deuce was in it!I'd shake the humdrums out of you, I guess! We would shake our garments of the North, if only some one would tell us how to do it becomingly. Hortense did not even seek to shake off the enervation into which her will was slowly sinking. But how can we shake off this camarilla that shelters itself behind a forest of bayonets? Then with a courteous shake of the hand, stately as though he were a bishop in canonicals, Arnold Jackson took leave of his guest. One shake more, and like a row of carious teeth they were all in Mr. Schnackenberger's hand. Some I shake so as to make sure of entrapping cold air in them. Hey, Scottie, shake up the fire and put on some coffee, will you? He accosts her with evident pleasure, and is allowed a shake of the hand. Joves ambrosial curls must shake in another Olympia than this. To absorb it, it was necessary to fill some jars with caustic potash, and to shake them incessantly. It is the profiteer, not privation, that makes man shake his chains. He whirled around, trying to shake off his beastly antagonist. At last Berber, with a boyish sigh, seemed to shake the whole matter off. She deserves a fair shake and, by the Big Dipper, she's goin' to have it! Would you shake the cable, and keep shouting to him, 'blondin! This bodkin is a noted duellist, and will try to shake your nerve. Show More Sentences Billy found her dirt to dig in, and her furnace to shake, in Brookline. In a sort of desperation he commenced to shake the bundled figure. When we shake them off, we can have the cabby take us to the hotel. And it is not certain, that with this aid alone they would not be able to shake off their yokes. In vain had they endeavoured to shake the constancy of chatelain. I can shake hands with you, David, now that youre in 13 civies. While we were walking over it, along with a party of horsemen, I noticed that even the larger raindrops made it shake. This spirited burst from Beth electrified the club, and Jo left her seat to shake hands approvingly. Delight is to him, whom all the waves of the billows of the seas of the boisterous mob can never shake from this sure Keel of the Ages. Then a cowbell tinkled, causing Mrs. Weems to shake and tremble. The women at once rose and began to shake out their draperies and relax their muscles. The matter has ended in reprimands, the opponents have been compelled to shake hands, and there is every hope that all will be well. He gave, at any rate, like a convalescent slightly fatigued, a languid shake of his head. Of course the failure did not discompose me, nor shake my belief. But Towzer did not like to play horse, and tried to shake eddy off. Then he would shake his head benignly, and over the ever-clicking rosary point out how free that elephant-calf was from the sin of pride. The circumstances of war contain every element that can shake the nerves. She clung to appearances with a tenacity that nothing could shake. Being decidedly nettled herself, and longing to see him shake off the apathy that so altered him, Amy sharpened both tongue and pencil, and began. At thy behest I will shake off that nature Which from my, forefathers I did inherit, Which with my mother's milk I did imbibe, And be no more Politian, but some other. Show More Sentences Got no more,' was the rueful answer, with an accordant shake of the head. As one replaces an object of insecure equilibrium, so he carefully replaced his belief on its shaky pedestal and carefully stepped back from it so as not to shake or upset it. Could the Judge but quaff a glass, it might enable him to shake off the unaccountable lethargy which has made him such a laggard at this momentous dinner. He held out his Sahara of his palm, and the Reverend laid his diminutive hand in it, and got so cordial a shake that we heard his glove burst under it. Birds twittered their adieux from the alders in the lane, and every tree stood ready to send down its shower of red or yellow apples at the first shake. Brooke whenever they met, would sit looking at Meg with a woe-begone face, occasionally jumping up to shake and then kiss her in a very mysterious manner. Find more words! 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What is the opposite of shake? Words that rhyme with shake What is the past tense of shake? What is the plural of shake? What is the adverb for shake? What is the adjective for shake? What is the noun for shake? Translations for shake Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words Shaka shaka Shaivites Shaivism Shaiva Shaitan Shake shaked shakedown shake hands shaken shake off 5-letter Words Starting With s sh sha shak