quake
verb /kweɪk/
/kweɪk/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they quake | /kweɪk/ /kweɪk/ |
| he / she / it quakes | /kweɪks/ /kweɪks/ |
| past simple quaked | /kweɪkt/ /kweɪkt/ |
| past participle quaked | /kweɪkt/ /kweɪkt/ |
| -ing form quaking | /ˈkweɪkɪŋ/ /ˈkweɪkɪŋ/ |
- [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.
- [intransitive] (of the earth or a building) to move or shake violently
- The ground quaked as the bomb exploded.
Word OriginOld English cwacian.