Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Impaired; weakened; disordered; undermined: as, one shaken in health.
- Cracked or split: as, shaken timber.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Caused to shake; agitated.
- adjective Cracked or checked; split. See
Shake , n., 2. - adjective Impaired, as by a shock.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Past participle of
shake
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
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Examples
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Some analysts say President Mubarak wants to “stall” for time in order to consolidate what they described as his shaken grip on power.
Analyst: Egypt’s President Mubarak Sees Crisis as 'Manageable' 2011
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Of one thing he was certain: No drop of red dew shaken from the lion-mane of some sun in torment, was the sounding sphere.
THE RED ONE 2010
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The story delves into the lives of each teen as they are shaken from the remnants of their childhood and whisked into tumultuous lessons in adulthood and duty, as their respective countries prepare for war.
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Still shaken from the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007, campuses are responding to the demand by adding counselors, reorganizing how they assess students to get to the most acute cases quickly, and training workers to deal with newly emerging problems.
Administration 2009
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The story delves into the lives of each teen as they are shaken from the remnants of their childhood and whisked into tumultuous lessons in adulthood and duty, as their respective countries prepare for war.
Archive 2009-12-01 2009
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At the moment, we Delhiites are still a bit shaken from the series of blasts.
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Suppose the rest of us could be described as the shaken and the still shaking.
Lace Shirley Conran 1982
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Suppose the rest of us could be described as the shaken and the still shaking.
Lace Shirley Conran 1982
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Suppose the rest of us could be described as the shaken and the still shaking.
Lace Shirley Conran 1982
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Suppose the rest of us could be described as the shaken and the still shaking.
Lace Shirley Conran 1982
reesetee commented on the word shaken
In rare/antique books, a term used to describe a book in which the sewing or binding has loosened. Not to be confused with stirred. ;-)
February 22, 2007