shak´ing|ly

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• shak|ing — …   Useful english dictionary

• earth´shak´ing|ly — earth|shak|ing «URTH SHAY kihng», adjective. great or important to an unusual degree: »The race for state legislature seats, ordinarily not an earthshaking matter for non Californians, this year has unusual significance (Wall Street Journal).… …   Useful english dictionary

• earth|shak|ing — «URTH SHAY kihng», adjective. great or important to an unusual degree: »The race for state legislature seats, ordinarily not an earthshaking matter for non Californians, this year has unusual significance (Wall Street Journal). –earth´shak´ing|ly …   Useful english dictionary

• head|shak|ing — «HEHD SHAY kihng», noun. 1. the act of shaking one s head; headshake: »My only means of communication were paper and pen and pencil, and such weak natural adjuncts as nods [and] headshakings (New Yorker). 2. an expression of doubt, disbelief, or… …   Useful english dictionary

• world-shak|ing — «WURLD SHAY kihng», adjective. of world wide importance or effect; earth shaking: »The collapse of the Soviet Union was a world shaking event …   Useful english dictionary

• shak — hal·lan·shak·er; shak·er; shak·er·ess; shak·er·ful; shak·er·ism; shak·i·ly; shak·i·ness; shak·ing·ly; shak·ta; shak·ti; shak·tism; un·shak·able·ness; un·shak·ably; un·shak·en·ly; un·shak·en·ness; …   English syllables

• earth·shak·ing — …   Useful english dictionary

• hand´shak´er — hand|shake «HAND SHAYK», noun, verb, shook, shak|en, shak|ing. –n. the act of clasping and shaking each other s hands in friendship, greeting, leave taking, agreement, or congratulation: »His opening clue that he was being accepted came through… …   Useful english dictionary

• shakingly — shak·ing·ly …   English syllables

• shakingpalsy — shak·ing palsy (shāʹkĭng) n. See Parkinson s disease. * * * …   Universalium