quake
[verb]
Synonyms: shake, move, quiver, rock, shiver, shudder, tremble, vibrate

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Related Words: fluctuate, waver

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English Thesaurus: earthquake, quake, tremor, aftershock, tsunami, ...

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I. quake¹ /kweɪk/ verb [intransitive]
[Language: Old English; Origin: cwacian]

1. to shake or tremble, usually because you are very frightened
quake with fear/fright/anger etc
Richmond was quaking with fury.

2. quake in your boots informal to feel very afraid – used humorously

3. if the earth, a building etc quakes, it shakes violently:
The explosion made the whole house quake.

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II. quake² noun [countable]
an earthquake

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earthquake a sudden shaking of the earth’s surface:
The earthquake destroyed homes, telephone lines and roads.
quake informal an earthquake – used especially in journalism:
More than 2000 people died when a quake hit the island of Flores.
tremor a small movement in the earth’s surface in which the ground shakes slightly:
He was awoken by a series of tremors during the night.
aftershock further movements in the earth’s surface that happen after a larger earthquake:
In the days after the earthquake, the area suffered a series of aftershocks.
tsunami an ocean wave caused by an earthquake under the water:
There was no warning of the approaching tsunami.

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