how to pronounce shakes

/ˈʃɛɪks/

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shakes is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of shakes in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and so we'll see how that shakes out …”

meanings of shakes

noun:

Plural of shake.
A pattern of behavior including twitches, tics and spasms typical of withdrawal from addiction; usually following the.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shake.

name:

Plural of Shake.

shakes frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word shakes occurs in english on average 6.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.