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shaking up

shaking up is the present participle and gerund of shake up.

Meaning of shake up

Verb

shake up (third-person singular simple present shakes up, present participle shaking up, simple past shook up, past participle shaken up)

  1. (transitive) To agitate by shaking.
    • If you shake up a can of cola and then open it, you get an explosion.
  2. (transitive) To restore to its original shape by shaking.
  3. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To upset or distress (a person).
    • Seeing the car accident really shook her up.
  4. (informal, transitive) To reorganize, to make reforms in.
    • The new boss is going to shake things up, so be aware.

Questions about shaking up

What is shaking up the present participle and gerund of?
Shaking up is the present participle and gerund of shake up.

Words near shaking up in the dictionary

  1. shaking the dust from one's feet
  2. shaking the dust from one's sandals
  3. shaking the pagoda tree
  4. shaking the plum tree
  5. shaking together
  6. shaking up
  7. shakingly
  8. shakings
  9. Shakir
  10. Shakira
  11. Shakirs

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