quake

¹quake

verb \ˈkwāk\

quakedquak·ing

Definition of QUAKE

intransitive verb

1

: to shake or vibrate usually from shock or instability

2

: to tremble or shudder usually from cold or fear

Examples of QUAKE

1. She was quaking with rage.
2. The explosion made the whole house quake.

Origin of QUAKE

Middle English, from Old English cwacian

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to QUAKE

Synonyms: agitate, bucket, convulse, jerk, jiggle, joggle, jolt, jounce, judder [chiefly British], shake, quiver, shudder, vibrate, wobble (also wabble)

Related Words: rock, sway, swing; chatter, quaver, shiver, thrill, tremble; twitch; dodder, waver; flicker, fluctuate, flutter, oscillate, undulate, wave; beat, palpitate, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pulsate, pulse, throb

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Rhymes with QUAKE

ache, bake, brake, break, cake, crake, drake, Drake, fake, flake, hake, jake, lake, make, rake, sake, shake, slake, snake, stake, steak, strake, take, wake