shake vs tremolo

shake

noun
  • A twitch, a spasm, a tremor. 

  • A crack or split between the growth rings in wood. 

  • The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion. 

  • A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill. 

  • Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana. 

  • An adulterant added to cocaine powder. 

  • A milkshake. 

  • A fissure in rock or earth. 

  • A shook of staves and headings. 

  • A basic wooden shingle made from split logs, traditionally used for roofing etc. 

  • Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.) 

  • One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart. 

  • The redshank, so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground. 

  • A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float. 

  • A shock or disturbance. 

  • In singing, notes (usually high ones) sung vibrato. 

  • A thin shingle. 

verb
  • To give a tremulous tone to; to trill. 

  • To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion. 

  • To dance. 

  • To lose, evade, or get rid of (something). 

  • To threaten to overthrow. 

  • To disturb emotionally; to shock. 

  • To be agitated; to lose firmness. 

  • To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. 

  • To shake hands. 

  • To move from side to side. 

  • To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance, or disapproval. 

tremolo

noun
  • A variation in the volume of a note or a chord, evoking a tremor or quiver. 

  • The device in an organ that produces a tremolo effect. 

  • A rapid repetition of the same note, or an alternation between two or more notes. It can also be intended to mean a rapid and repetitive variation in pitch for the duration of a note. It is notated by a strong diagonal bar across the note stem, or a detached bar for a set of notes (or stemless notes). 

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