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How to pronounce “shake”

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Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of shake with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Michael Franti Live PerformanceShake it, shake it, shake it - come mama
Definition summary: (transitive, ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.

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How to pronounce shake

Michael Franti Live Performance

Shake it, shake it, shake it - come mama

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Meaning

[Verb]
(transitive, ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
(transitive) To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance, or disapproval.
(transitive) To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
(transitive) To disturb emotionally; to shock.
(transitive, idiomatic) To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).
(intransitive) To move from side to side.
(intransitive, usually as "shake on") To shake hands.
(intransitive) To dance.
(transitive) To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.
(transitive, figurative) To threaten to overthrow.
(intransitive, figurative) To be agitated; to lose firmness.
[Noun]
The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.
(usually in the plural) A twitch, a spasm, a tremor.
(usually preceded by definite article) A dance popular in the 1960s in which the head, limbs, and body are shaken.
A milkshake.
A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float.
Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana.
(US, slang, uncountable) An adulterant added to cocaine powder.[1]
(building material) A thin shingle.
A crack or split between the growth rings in wood.
A fissure in rock or earth.
A basic wooden shingle made from split logs, traditionally used for roofing etc.
(informal) Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.)
(nautical) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
(music) A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.
(music) In singing, notes (usually high ones) sung vibrato.
A shook of staves and headings.[2]
(UK, dialect) The redshank, so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.
A shock or disturbance.
(historical, nuclear physics) An informal unit of time equal to 10 nanoseconds.

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How to pronounce “shake”

Pronunciation guide for shake

How to pronounce shake

Example Sentences

Shake it, shake it, shake it - come mama

Today: shake-ups, and the value of the outsiders inside your workplace.

I developed a shake in my hand,

shake some on around

This half of the room, your word is "shake."

Hey! Shake it down shake it down like

shake them out, shake them out really well, and roll.

In my case, I shake all the time.

A Deep Dive Into “shake”

Meaning

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