Unhurt, but a bit shaken, she was trying not to cry.
I was feeling a bit shaken.
shaken in American English
(ˈʃeɪkən)
verb transitive, verb intransitive
pp. of
shake
Examples of 'shaken' in a sentence
shaken
Martha, looking shaken herself, said, `I can't tell you how sorry I am, Robina.
Ferrars, Elizabeth MURDER MOVES IN (2001)
Lloyd departed a shaken man, knowing that many of the abandoned pets would shortly have to be put down.
Forbes, Bryan A SONG AT TWILIGHT (2001)
Can't comprehend... He was suddenly aware of being shaken roughly.
MacNeill, Alastair THE DEVIL'S DOOR (2001)
He turned his back to the refrigerator and addressed the shaken lawman.
Phillip Margolin WILD JUSTICE (2001)
In other languages
shaken
British English: shaken /ˈʃeɪkən/ ADJECTIVE
If you are shaken, you are upset and unable to think calmly.
Unhurt, but a bit shaken, she was trying not to cry.
American English: shaken
Arabic: قَلِق
Brazilian Portuguese: abalado
Chinese: 颤抖的
Croatian: potresen
Czech: otřesený
Danish: rystet
Dutch: overstuur
European Spanish: agitado
Finnish: ravistettu
French: secoué
German: erschüttert
Greek: ταραγμένος
Italian: scosso
Japanese: 揺さぶられた
Korean: 흔들린
Norwegian: rystet
Polish: wstrząśnięty
European Portuguese: abalado
Romanian: șocat
Russian: расшатанный
Latin American Spanish: agitado
Swedish: skakad
Thai: ที่ทำให้ว้าวุ่นใจ
Turkish: sarsılmış
Ukrainian: приголомшений
Vietnamese: bàng hoàng
All related terms of 'shaken'
shake
If you shake something, you hold it and move it quickly backwards and forwards or up and down. You can also shake a person, for example , because you are angry with them or because you want them to wake up.
shaked
to move or cause to move up and down or back and forth with short quick movements; vibrate
shakt
to move or cause to move up and down or back and forth with short quick movements; vibrate
shake off
If you shake off something that you do not want such as an illness or a bad habit , you manage to recover from it or get rid of it.
shake-out
If you shake out a cloth or a piece of clothing , you hold it by one of its edges and move it up and down one or more times, in order to open it out, make it flat , or remove dust .
shake up
If someone shakes up something such as an organization, an institution , or a profession , they make major changes to it.
shaken baby syndrome
a combination of physical injuries and conditions such as brain damage and broken bones , sometimes leading to death , caused by the vigorous shaking of an infant or young child
shake down
If someone shakes you down , they use threats or search you physically in order to obtain something from you.
shaken but not stirred
If you say that someone has been shaken but not stirred by an experience , you mean that they have been slightly disturbed or emotionally affected by it, but not deeply enough to change their behaviour or way of thinking .
wind shake
a condition of timber in which there is separation of the concentric rings, supposedly due to strain from strong winds during growth