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noun

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as in earthquake

a shaking of the earth the quake registered 6.5 on the Richter scale, causing widespread damage

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verb

ˈkwāk

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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Noun

Heading into the next round against the Carolina Hurricanes with Game 1 on May 21 in Raleigh, NC, the Canadiens are far from the only team to cause a quake or two. —

Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 May 2026 Last summer, a 3.0-magnitude quake hit Hasbrouck Heights, and was followed less than a week later by a 2.7 quake in Hillsdale. —

Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 19 May 2026

Verb

For those communities quaking in terror, simply waiting three years for a new president is not sufficient. —

Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026 The jiggly, quaking contraption is eye-catching—a natural social media star. —

Julia Sullivan, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quake

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But decades of wear, tear and deferred maintenance, plus the Loma Prieta earthquake, left the facility, known as the Plunge, facing demolition, until the community rallied to raise money for a $7 million renovation.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Those who noticed the earthquake are encouraged to report it via the USGS Felt Report form.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026