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- Dictionaryshaken/ˈʃeɪk(ə)n/
verb
- 1. past participle of shake
adjective
- 1. having had one's composure or confidence upset; shocked or disturbed: "the two boys were very shaken"
- 2. (of a drink, especially a cocktail) prepared by being mixed and shaken with ice in a container: "shaken drinks are more diluted (and colder) than those that are stirred"
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1. : to move irregularly to and fro. 2. : to vibrate especially as the result of a blow or shock. 3. : to tremble as a result of physical or emotional disturbance. shook with fear. 4. : to experience a state of instability : totter. 5. : to briskly move something to and fro or up and down especially in order to mix. 6. : to clasp hands. 7.
adjective. uk / ˈʃeɪ.k ə n / us / ˈʃeɪ.k ə n / (also shaken up) shocked and upset by an unpleasant experience: He was badly shaken after the attack. She wasn't hurt but was very shaken up. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
shocked and upset by an unpleasant experience: He was badly shaken after the attack. She wasn't hurt but was very shaken up. More examplesFewer examples. Wayne scrambled to the road, cut, bruised and badly shaken. Officers spoke to a woman seated in her car, too shaken by the incident to drive.
If you're shaken, you are profoundly upset and disturbed. Witnessing a car nearly hit a bicyclist can leave you shaken — and just imagine how shaken the bicyclist is! The shaken survivors of a house fire are left feeling so unnerved that they may actually be shaking a little bit.
adjective. shocked or upset. Unhurt, but a bit shaken, she was trying not to cry. I was feeling a bit shaken. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. shaken in American English. (ˈʃeɪkən ) verb transitive, verb intransitive. pp. of. shake. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
to move backwards and forwards or up and down in quick, short movements, or to make something or someone do this: A young boy climbed into the apple tree and shook the branches so that the fruit fell down. Babies like toys that make a noise when they're shaken. The explosion shook buildings for miles around.
shaken - disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock; "retrieved his named from her jolted memory"; "the accident left her badly shaken"
Definition of shaken adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
shaken meaning, definition, what is shaken: upset, shocked, or frightened by somethi...: Learn more.
shake a leg. (old-fashioned, informal) used to tell somebody to start to do something or to hurry. Definition of shake verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
