as in earthquake
a shaking of the earth
the quake registered 6.5 on the Richter scale, causing widespread damage
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as in to shake
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
the horror film was so scary it left us quaking with fear for hours afterwards
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Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
The quake had about a 30-mile depth and occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning local time.
—Abel Alvarado, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 4 Apr. 2024
But the studio lights are on, and the entire building is practically quaking from the exuberant blast of horns that keeps going on and on.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2024
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Noun
The biggest SoCal quake in three years struck last week.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
The quake had about a 30-mile depth and occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning local time.
—Abel Alvarado, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
Verb
The mortals among us would have been quaking with that kind of weight on our shoulders.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 4 Apr. 2024
But the studio lights are on, and the entire building is practically quaking from the exuberant blast of horns that keeps going on and on.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Quake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quake. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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