- 1[intransitive] quake (with something) (of a person) to shake because you are very frightened or nervous synonym tremble Quaking with fear, Polly slowly opened the door. They are quaking in their boots at the prospect of tomorrow's game.
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- 2[intransitive] (of the earth or a building) to move or shake violently The ground quaked as the bomb exploded.
quake
verbNAmE//kweɪk//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they quake he / she / it quakes
past simple quaked
-ing form quaking
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