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shaken

  • adjective
  • shā′kən

Moved rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.

Other meanings

  1. Of a drink, especially a cocktail: mixed by being agitated with ice in a shaker.

  2. Caused to move (and usually weakened) by a strong force.

    “The earthquake led to many shaken buildings and structures.”

Word history

From Middle English "shaken" ((i)shaken).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “shaken” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.