shaken
IPA: ʃˈeɪkʌn
noun
- A flat shuriken resembling a spiked wheel, as opposed to the longer stick-like kind.
adjective
- In a state of shock or trauma.
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Examples of "shaken" in Sentences
- At the moment, we Delhiites are still a bit shaken from the series of blasts.
- Suppose the rest of us could be described as the shaken and the still shaking.
- Of one thing he was certain: No drop of red dew shaken from the lion-mane of some sun in torment, was the sounding sphere.
- Some analysts say President Mubarak wants to “stall” for time in order to consolidate what they described as his shaken grip on power.
- The story delves into the lives of each teen as they are shaken from the remnants of their childhood and whisked into tumultuous lessons in adulthood and duty, as their respective countries prepare for war.
- Still shaken from the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007, campuses are responding to the demand by adding counselors, reorganizing how they assess students to get to the most acute cases quickly, and training workers to deal with newly emerging problems.