Quake

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  • 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • and
  • 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.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. 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
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A trembling or shaking.
  • noun. An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.
  • verb. To tremble or shake.
  • verb. To tremble or shake with fear.
  • 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
  • Word Usage
    "All buildings will collapse if the quake is severe enough though."
    cross-reference
    Form
    Quaker  quaked  quaking  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    agitate  shake  tremble  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ache  Blake  Drake  Haik  Jake  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    apoplexy  be cold  bob  bobble  bounce  
    verb-form
    quaked  quakes  quaking