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单词 quake
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quake

[ kweyk ]
/ kweɪk /
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verb (used without object), quaked, quak·ing.

(of persons) to shake or tremble from cold, weakness, fear, anger, or the like: He spoke boldly even though his legs were quaking.
(of things) to shake or tremble, as from shock, internal convulsion, or instability: The earth suddenly began to quake.

noun

an earthquake.
a trembling or tremulous agitation.

Origin of quake

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English cwacian “to shake, tremble”

SYNONYMS FOR quake

1 shudder.
2 quiver.
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synonym study for quake

1. See shiver1.

OTHER WORDS FROM quake

quak·ing·ly, adverbun·quak·ing, adjective

Words nearby quake

quail-brush, quail clock, quail dove, quaint, quair, quake, quake in one's boots, quakeproof, Quaker, Quakeress, Quaker gun
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British Dictionary definitions for quake

quake
/ (kweɪk) /

verb (intr)

to shake or tremble with or as with fear
to convulse or quiver, as from instability

noun

the act or an instance of quaking
informal short for earthquake

Word Origin for quake

Old English cwacian; related to Old English cweccan to shake, Old Irish bocaim, German wackeln
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