Collocations for shake - noun
ADJ.
brisk, good, vigorous
Give the tablecloth a good shake before putting it away.
little, slight | mental
He gave himself a mental shake and got down to work.
rueful
a rueful shake of the head
PHRASES
a shake of your/the head
Collocations for shake - verb
ADV.
badly, uncontrollably, violently
Her hands were shaking so badly that she couldn''t hold her glass.
almost
He was almost shaking with the intensity of what he was saying.
fairly
(informal) Natalie fairly shook with laughter.
literally, physically
I was numb with dread. I was literally shaking.
PREP.
with
She was shaking with rage.
PHRASES
be shaking all over
He was crying and shaking all over.
be shaking like a leaf, find yourself/start shaking
I found myself shaking uncontrollably with cold.
stop shaking
I just couldn''t stop shaking.
ADV.
roughly, vigorously, violently
He shook the blankets vigorously to get rid of the dust. | She must have shaken the baby quite violently to inflict such severe injuries.
gently, slightly | well
Shake well before use. (instructions on a bottle of medicine, etc.)
suddenly | physically
PREP.
by
He shook her gently by the shoulders.
ADV.
decisively, emphatically, firmly | fiercely, vehemently, vigorously, violently, wildly | a little, gently, slightly | quickly | slowly | dismissively, impatiently | despairingly, desperately, dismally, gloomily, helplessly, miserably, mournfully, regretfully, ruefully, sadly, sorrowfully | wearily | disbelievingly, doubtfully, wonderingly | just, merely, only, simply
He merely shook his head.
from side to side
PREP.
at
He shook his head at her disbelievingly.
in
She shook her head in disbelief.
ADV.
firmly, vigorously | warmly
PHRASES
shake sb by the hand
Our host shook each of us warmly by the hand.
5. PHRASAL VERB: shake sb/sth off
ADV.
completely, fully | quickly | easily
He had not easily shaken Claudine off.
off
I can''t seem to shake off this cold.
VERB + SHAKE SB/STH OFF
can''t/couldn''t (seem to)
She never seemed to completely shake the dumb blonde image off.
seem to | try to