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Collocations for shake - noun

ADJECTIVE

good, vigorous
Give the tablecloth a good shake before putting it away.
firm
violent
gentle, little, slight, small
quick
mental
He gave himself a mental shake and got down to work.

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VERB + shake

give sb/sth

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PREPOSITION

with a shake
shake of

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PHRASES

a shake of your/the head

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Collocations for shake - verb

1. tremble

ADVERB

badly, furiously, terribly, uncontrollably, violently
Her hands were shaking so badly that she couldn't hold her glass.
a little, slightly, etc.
almost, practically
He was almost shaking with the intensity of what he was saying.
Roxy was practically shaking with anger.
literally, physically
I was numb with dread. I was literally shaking.
visibly
nervously
My hands started shaking nervously.

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PREPOSITION

from
My body was shaking from the cold.
with
She was shaking with anger/fury/rage.
to shake with fear/laughter/sobs

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PHRASES

be shaking all over, be shaking from head to toe
He was crying and shaking all over.
be shaking in your boots (= be frightened), be shaking like a leaf
find yourself shaking
I found myself shaking uncontrollably with cold.
start shaking
I started shaking with fear.
stop shaking
I just couldn't stop shaking.

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2. move sb/sth from side to side, etc.

ADVERB

hard, roughly, vigorously, violently
He shook the blankets vigorously to get rid of the dust.
She must have shaken the baby very violently to inflict such severe injuries.
gently, lightly, slightly
well
Shake well before use.
suddenly

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PREPOSITION

by
He shook her gently by the shoulders.

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3. your head

ADVERB

decisively, emphatically, firmly
fiercely, furiously, vehemently, vigorously, violently, wildly
a little, gently, lightly, slightly
quickly
slowly
dismissively, impatiently
despairingly, desperately, helplessly, miserably, mournfully, regretfully, ruefully, sadly, sorrowfully
wearily
disbelievingly, doubtfully
just, merely, only, simply
He merely shook his head.
silently
from side to side

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PREPOSITION

at
He shook his head at her disbelievingly.
in
She shook her head in disbelief.

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4. sb's hand

ADVERB

firmly, vigorously
warmly

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PHRASES

shake sb by the hand
Our host shook each of us warmly by the hand.

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Shake is used with these nouns as the subject:
arm, body, door, earth, earthquake, explosion, hand, knee, leg, shoulder, sob, thunder, tremor, voice

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Shake is used with these nouns as the object:
belief, confidence, conviction, curl, dice, dirt, dust, faith, feeling, fist, foundation, ground, hand, head, hip, mane, world

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