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shake meaning in Sinhala

සලනවා salanawā

/ˈʃeɪk/

shake in Sinhala: සලනවා (salanawā). In English, shake means to cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.

Sinhala words for shake

to shake, move
සලනවා salanawā

English meaning of shake

  1. verb To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
  2. verb To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance, or disapproval.
  3. verb To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
  4. verb To disturb emotionally; to shock.

Full definition of shake

shake in a sentence

  • The earthquake shook the building.
  • He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere.
  • Shaking his head, he kept repeating “No, no, no”.

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Questions about shake in Sinhala

What is the meaning of shake in Sinhala?
Shake in Sinhala is සලනවා (salanawā).
shake යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Shake: සලනවා (salanawā).
What does shake mean in English?
Shake means to cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.

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Sinhala words from Wiktionary's Sinhala entries whose English meaning is “shake”: සලනවා. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: shake (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sinhala words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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