shaking down

A form of shake down — To cause something to fall down by shaking it, or something it is attached to.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of shake down
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APA

shaking down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaking%20down

MLA

“shaking down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaking%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shaking down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaking%20down.

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