Quake (Verb)
Meaning 1
Shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- Her lips began to quake with rage as she stood before her accuser in court.
- His hands would quake as he tried to light a cigarette during the long, nervous wait.
- The addict's body started to quake with withdrawal as he went without his fix for the first time in years.
- The patient's fingers began to quake uncontrollably as she struggled to hold her coffee cup.
- The old man's lower jaw started to quake with fury as he was told the news of the betrayal.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
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Meaning 2
Shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The land would quake violently during the frequent volcanic eruptions.
- Her body started to quake with fear when she walked through the haunted mansion.
- The ancient city was said to quake once a century, a mysterious phenomenon.
- The ground began to quake as the massive herd of animals stampeded through the valley.
- As the earthquake struck, the ground below them started to quake and tremble.