Quake

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To shake or tremble, as from instability or shock.
  • verb-intransitive. To shiver, as with cold or from strong emotion. See Synonyms at shake.
  • n. An instance of quaking.
  • n. An earthquake.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A trembling or shaking.
  • n. An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.
  • v. To tremble or shake.
  • v. To tremble or shake with fear.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To be agitated with quick, short motions continually repeated; to shake with fear, cold, etc.; to shudder; to tremble.
  • verb-intransitive. To shake, vibrate, or quiver, either from not being solid, as soft, wet land, or from violent convulsion of any kind
  • v. To cause to quake.
  • n. A tremulous agitation; a quick vibratory movement; a shudder; a quivering.
  • 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.
  • n. A shake; a trembling; a tremulous agitation; a shuddering.
  • n. Fear; dismay.
  • n. A rather large basket with rounded bottom, made of open wickerwork, used for packing, storing provisions, etc.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. shake with fast, tremulous movements
  • v. shake with seismic vibrations
  • n. shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
  • Verb Form
    quaked    quakes    quaking   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    tremble    shake    agitate   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    quaked    quaking    Quaker   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    shudder    tremble    quivering    earthquake   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ache    Blake    Drake    Haik    Jake    Lake    Snake    ache    ake    awake   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    earthquake    tornado    cyclone    eruption    tremble    typhoon    landslide    tremor    explosion    recession