Shake
Shake verb - To make a series of small irregular or violent movements.
Wheel
Wheel verb - To change the course or direction of (something).
How words are described
| short | short shake | short wheel |
| free | free shake | free wheel |
| large | large shake | large wheel |
| huge | huge shake | huge wheel |
| Other adjectives: little, main, extra, giant. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Played straight later on when, on a ferris wheel, Ueno tries to put things behind them by saying that she hates Shouko, Shouko hates her, so they should shake on it and declare peace.
Source: Manga / Koe No Katachi -
The latter half of the decade saw open-wheel racing begin to fade into the backdrop as it was eclipsed by NASCAR in popularity for the first time in history, although NASCAR was unable to shake off its Deep South stereotype.
Source: Useful Notes / The '90s
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