shook
Rattled with fear
Shook is the past tense of shake.
As slang, shook means emotionally affected—shocked, disturbed, or deeply moved: I was shook when I heard the news, That movie left me shook.
The usage suggests being rattled or unsettled, as if physically shaken.
In older usage, shook up carries the same sense: all shook up.
Trembling or arrow case
- shudderConvulsive trembling from fear
- shiverInvoluntary trembling sensation
- trembleShake from fear
- quakeSeismic ground trembling
vibrate · wobble · flutter · jitter · palpitate · convulse · oscillate · sway
Deeply startled or appalled
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- joltedAbruptly shaken or startled
- alarmedFeeling sudden fear
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
scared · spooked · rattled · unnerved · unsettled · disconcerted · disturbed · perturbed
Humorously overwhelmed or startled
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- rattledDisturbed and unsettled
- stressedOverwhelmed by pressure
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
overwhelmed · panicked · freaked out · triggered · emotional · distraught · beside oneself · losing it
Made less secure
- unsettledNot yet resolved
- upendedTipped to reverse orientation
- overturnedTurned upside down
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
disturbed · rattled · undermined · unbalanced · toppled · rocked · convulsed · turbulent
quiver
Trembling or arrow case
quake · vibrate · wobble · flutter · jitter · palpitate · convulse · oscillate · sway · rock
shocked
Deeply startled or appalled
frightened · scared · spooked · rattled · unnerved · unsettled · disconcerted · disturbed · perturbed · dismayed
shooketh
Humorously overwhelmed or startled
anxious · overwhelmed · panicked · freaked out · triggered · emotional · distraught · beside oneself · losing it · can't even
destabilized
Made less secure
- unsettledNot yet resolved
- upendedTipped to reverse orientation
- overturnedTurned upside down
upset · disturbed · rattled · undermined · unbalanced · toppled · rocked · convulsed · turbulent · chaotic
stirred
Mixed by circular motion
jiggled · wiggled · bounced · jarred · rocked · tossed · churned · roiled · whisked · beat
shookstill
Unmoving, or continuing
motionless · stationary · immobile · static · unmoving
- shook offFreed oneself from
- shook upEmotionally disturbed or unsettled
- shook handsClasped in greeting
- all shook upEmotionally disturbed, unsteady
- shake in one's shoesBe visibly terrified
- shook one's headSilent negative gesture