Clacking vs. Shaking — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Clacking and Shaking
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Clacking
To make an abrupt, sharp sound, as in the collision of two hard surfaces.
Shaking
To cause to move from side to side or up and down with jerky movements
I shook the juice container.
Clacking
To chatter thoughtlessly or at length.
Shaking
To cause to tremble, vibrate, or rock
The earthquake shook the ground. The wind shook the barley.
Clacking
To cackle or cluck, as a hen.
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Shaking
To brandish or wave, especially in anger
Shake one's fist.
Clacking
To cause to make an abrupt, sharp sound.
Shaking
To cause to lose stability or strength, as of conviction
A crisis that has shaken my deepest beliefs.
Clacking
A clacking sound
The clack of an old-fashioned typewriter.
Shaking
To disturb or agitate emotionally; upset or unnerve
She was shaken by the news of the disaster.
Clacking
Something that makes a clacking sound.
Shaking
To remove or dislodge by jerky movements
Shook the dust from the cushions.
Clacking
Thoughtless, prolonged talk; chatter.
Shaking
To scatter or strew by jerky movements
Shook the salt on the popcorn.
Clacking
Present participle of clack
Shaking
To get rid of or put an end to
Could not shake the feeling that things would not work out.
Wanted to shake his habit of snacking.
Clacking
A sound that clacks.
Shaking
To get away from (a pursuer)
Couldn't shake the man who was following us.
Shaking
To bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking
"It is not easy to shake one's heart free of the impression" (John Middleton Murry).
Shaking
To clasp (hands) in greeting or leave-taking or as a sign of agreement.
Shaking
(Music) To trill (a note).
Shaking
(Games) To rattle and mix (dice) before casting.
Shaking
To move from side to side or up and down in short, irregular, often jerky movements
The trees shook in the wind.
Shaking
To move something vigorously up and down or from side to side, as in mixing.
Shaking
To tremble, as from cold or in anger.
Shaking
To be unsteady; totter or waver.
Shaking
(Music) To trill.
Shaking
To shake hands
Let's shake on it.
Shaking
The act of shaking
Gave the bottle a shake.
Shaking
A trembling or quivering movement.
Shaking
(Informal) An earthquake.
Shaking
A fissure in rock.
Shaking
A crack in timber caused by wind or frost.
Shaking
(Informal) A moment or instant
I'll do it in a shake.
Shaking
(Music) A trill.
Shaking
See milkshake.
Shaking
A beverage in which the ingredients are mixed by shaking.
Shaking
A rough shingle used to cover rustic buildings, such as barns
Cedar shakes.
Shaking
Shakes(Informal) Uncontrollable trembling, as in a person who is cold, frightened, feverish, or ill. Often used with the
Was suffering from a bad case of the shakes.
Shaking
(Informal) A bargain or deal
Getting a fair shake.
Shaking
Present participle of shake
Shaking
A movement that shakes.
Shaking
The act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
Shaking
A shaky motion;
The shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
Shaking
Vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze;
A quaking bog
The quaking child asked for more
Quivering leaves of a poplar tree
With shaking knees
Seemed shaky on her feet
Sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier
Trembling hands
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