Thesaurus results for QUAKED

quaked

verb

past tense of quake

as in shook

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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Recent Examples of quaked For a full twenty-seven minutes and nineteen seconds, the stadium quaked and thrummed. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 Three decades from my last episode sometimes a faint quiver in my cheek snaps me back to that distant physicality—a child unable to manage her own estate that quaked. — Literary Hub, 15 May 2026 The defensive star’s recent trade from Dallas to Green Bay quaked the NFL. — Greg Cote september 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025

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Nvidia’s stock already took a beating from a wider reversal in chip stocks as US voters’ protests against data centers shook confidence in the market’s AI trade.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Nacua shook off a couple of drops to make big plays, especially on critical fourth downs and on a seven-yard touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of shook

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Curhan on Tuesday was asked about his favorite block from that day — that 19-16 win over the Packers that is setting up to feel eerily similar to the one on Thursday night — and shuddered a smile.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
Conservatives shuddered to think how close the country had come to permanent entangling alliances.

— Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of shuddered

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During the test, Linton jerked and twitched in what prosecutors described as an attempt to fake a seizure.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Somewhere nearby, in a dark office, an eavesdropping oreja has just jerked to attention on his hard little chair.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of jerked

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The roar of the engines vibrated through the fuselage, rattling bones and teeth, while supply crates shifted and groaned with every lurch.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
And the universal consciousness of light that vibrated at my frequency is what saved me.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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