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quake verb [ kweɪk ]

• (especially of the earth) shake or tremble.
• "the rumbling vibrations set the whole valley quaking"
Similar: shake, tremble, quiver, shiver, shudder, sway, rock, wobble, move, heave, convulse,

quake noun

• an earthquake.
• "a big quake east of the Rocky Mountains"
Origin: Old English cwacian .

quake in one's boots

• tremble with fear or apprehension.
"this whole situation must have some people in Hollywood quaking in their boots"



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