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quake
[ kweyk ]
/ kweɪk /
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verb (used without object), quaked, quak·ing.
(of persons) to shake or tremble from cold, weakness, fear, anger, or the like: He spoke boldly even though his legs were quaking.
(of things) to shake or tremble, as from shock, internal convulsion, or instability: The earth suddenly began to quake.
noun
an earthquake.
a trembling or tremulous agitation.
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Origin of quake
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English cwacian “to shake, tremble”
synonym study for quake
1. See shiver1.
OTHER WORDS FROM quake
quak·ing·ly, adverbun·quak·ing, adjectiveWords nearby quake
quail-brush, quail clock, quail dove, quaint, quair, quake, quake in one's boots, quakeproof, Quaker, Quakeress, Quaker gun
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British Dictionary definitions for quake
quake
/ (kweɪk) /
verb (intr)
to shake or tremble with or as with fear
to convulse or quiver, as from instability
noun
the act or an instance of quaking
informal short for earthquake
Word Origin for quake
Old English cwacian; related to Old English cweccan to shake, Old Irish bocaim, German wackeln
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