Definition of shake

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Shake (n.) A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.

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Jerk :: "Jerk (n.) A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion..
Dodder :: Dodder (v. t. & i.) To shake, tremble, or totter..
Pioned :: Pioned (a.) A Shakespearean word of disputed meaning; perh., abounding in marsh marigolds..
Shake :: Shake (n.) A shook of staves and headings.
Edition :: Edition (n.) A literary work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner; as, a good edition of Chaucer; Chalmers' edition of Shakespeare..
Rejolt :: Rejolt (v. t.) To jolt or shake again.
Shake :: Shake (n.) A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.
Wappened :: Wappened (a.) A word of doubtful meaning used once by Shakespeare.
Ern :: Ern (v. i.) To stir with strong emotion; to grieve; to mourn. [Corrupted into yearn in modern editions of Shakespeare..
Shog :: Shog (v. t.) To shake; to shock.
Tirrit :: Tirrit (n.) A word from the vocabulary of Mrs. Quickly, the hostess in Shakespeare's Henry IV., probably meaning terror..
Quaver :: Quaver (v. i.) Especially, to shake the voice; to utter or form sound with rapid or tremulous vibrations, as in singing; also, to trill on a musical instrument.
Shake :: Shake (n.) The act or result of shaking; a vacillating or wavering motion; a rapid motion one way and other; a trembling, quaking, or shivering; agitation..
Jingle :: "Jingle (v. t.) To cause to give a sharp metallic sound as a little bell, or as coins shaken together; to tinkle..
Shaken :: Shaken (n.) Impaired, as by a shock..
Shake :: Shake () obs. p. p. of Shake.
Coronet :: Coronet (n.) An ornamental or honorary headdress, having the shape and character of a crown; particularly, a crown worn as the mark of high rank lower than sovereignty. The word is used by Shakespeare to denote also a kingly crown..
Shiver :: Shiver (v. t.) To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind..
Quagmire :: Quagmire (n.) Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet..
Jolt :: "Jolt (v. t.) To cause to shake with a sudden up and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough ground, or on a high-trotting horse; as, the horse jolts the rider; fast driving jolts the carriage and the passengers..
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