quaking

/ (ˈkweɪkɪŋ) /

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adjective

unstable or unsafe to walk on, as a bog or quicksanda quaking bog; quaking sands

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How to use quaking in a sentence

You have countless candidates quaking in their boots when asked to criticize him.
The GOP’s Rush Limbaugh Problem Deepens After His ‘Slut’ Attack|Howard Kurtz|March 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Obama and the Democrats generally have a history of quaking when this deficit talk starts up.
Michael Tomasky on GOP Deficit Hypocrisy at Release of Obama’s Budget|Michael Tomasky|February 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For all those quaking on the right at the sight of an ascendant Warren, rest easy.
Warren Takes Credit for Occupy Wall Street|Samuel P. Jacobs|October 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Underneath these were affectionate hearts quaking with fear lest the home-coming be but a sad one after all.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson

She sprang to the door, flung it open, and disappeared, leaving the husband and wife dumfounded and quaking with fright.
An Episode Under the Terror|Honore de Balzac
Mary and I sat in silence, the house quaking overhead, the tempest howling without, the fire between us sputtering with raindrops.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson
We soon reached a belt of quaking asps where there were few birds.
Birds of the Rockies|Leander Sylvester Keyser
Inwardly quaking, and strengthening herself with silent prayer, she opened the door.
That Old-Time Child, Roberta|Sophie Fox Sea

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