Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To shake or tremble, as from instability or shock.
- intransitive verb To shiver or shudder, as with cold or from strong emotion. synonym: shake.
- noun An instance of quaking.
- noun An earthquake.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To shake; tremble; be agitated by tremors or shocks.
- To tremble from internal convulsions or shocks.
- To tremble from want of solidity or firmness: as, quaking jelly; a quaking bog.
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- To vibrate, quiver.
- To cause to shake or tremble; throw into agitation or trembling; cause to shiver or shudder.
- noun A shake; a trembling; a tremulous agitation; a shuddering.
- noun Fear; dismay.
- noun A rather large basket with rounded bottom, made of open wickerwork, used for packing, storing provisions, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To cause to quake.
- noun A tremulous agitation; a quick vibratory movement; a shudder; a quivering.
- intransitive verb To be agitated with quick, short motions continually repeated; to shake with fear, cold, etc.; to shudder; to tremble.
- intransitive verb To shake, vibrate, or quiver, either from not being solid, as soft, wet land, or from violent convulsion of any kind
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
trembling orshaking . - noun An
earthquake , a trembling of the ground with force. - verb To
tremble orshake . - verb To tremble or shake with fear.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb shake with fast, tremulous movements
- verb shake with seismic vibrations
- noun shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The Associated Press, whose house was destroyed in the quake, is now renting a three-bedroom home/office for more than three times what it paid before.
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The Associated Press, whose house was destroyed in the quake, is now renting a three-bedroom home/office for more than three times what it paid before.
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All buildings will collapse if the quake is severe enough though.
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All buildings will collapse if the quake is severe enough though.
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Kan ordered the plant's operators to craft mid- and long-term quake safety measures for Hamaoka.
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All buildings will collapse if the quake is severe enough though.
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Desperately needed aid from around the world began arriving in quake-stunned Haiti on Thursday, while rescuers struggled to save the trapped and injured.
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All buildings will collapse if the quake is severe enough though.
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All buildings will collapse if the quake is severe enough though.
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All buildings will collapse if the quake is severe enough though.
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Did you hear loud booms or banging sounds overnight in Chicagoland? Those sounds might have been cryoseisms, or frost quakes.
Loud booms reported in the Chicago-area could be frost quakes WGN-TV 2019
Prolagus commented on the word quake
When I needed someone I chose you
Because the fledgling soul awakes
And on the balcony she quakes
And she is waiting for the sign
And when the brother does not come
And when the sister's much too young, she chooses you.
(A dawn and dusky blonde, by God Help the Girl)
November 5, 2009