quaked; quaking
1
: to shake or vibrate usually from shock or instability
2
: to tremble or shudder usually from cold or fear
: an instance of shaking or trembling (as of the earth or moon)
especially
: earthquake
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Examples of quake in a Sentence
Verb
She was quaking with rage.
The explosion made the whole house quake.
Noun
the quake registered 6.5 on the Richter scale, causing widespread damage
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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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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 Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quake. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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quake
1 of 2 verb
quaked; quaking
1
: to shake or vibrate usually from shock or lack of stability
2
: to tremble or shudder usually from cold or fear
quake
2 of 2 noun
: a shaking or trembling
especially
: earthquake
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