"ashake" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /əˈʃeɪk/ Forms: more ashake [comparative], most ashake [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪk Etymology: a- + shake Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|a|shake}} a- + shake Head templates: {{en-adj}} ashake (comparative more ashake, superlative most ashake)
  1. shaking, aquiver
    Sense id: en-ashake-en-adj-jOXKKpQq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a-

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          "ref": "1869, R. D. Blackmore, Lorna Doone",
          "text": "\"Dunkery Beacon,\" whispered John, so close into my ear, that I felt his lips and teeth ashake; \"dursn't fire it now except to show the Doones way home again, since the naight as they went up and throwed the watchmen atop of it.",
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          "ref": "1916, D. H. Lawrence, Amores",
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