earthshaking
[ urth-shey-king ]
/ ˈɜrθˌʃeɪ kɪŋ /
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adjective
imperiling, challenging, or affecting basic beliefs, attitudes, relationships, etc.
Nearby words
earthperson, earthquake, earthquake engineer, earthrise, earthshaker, earthshaking, earthshine, earthstar, earthward, earthwards, earthwoman
Related forms
earth·shak·er, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for earthshaker
And therefore the ancient poets and theologians gave Neptune the name of Earthshaker, as being the power of moist substance.
The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus|Ammianus Marcellinus
British Dictionary definitions for earthshaker (1 of 2)
Earthshaker
/ (ˈɜːθˌʃeɪkə) /
noun
the Earthshaker classical myth Poseidon (or Neptune) in his capacity as the bringer of earthquakes
British Dictionary definitions for earthshaker (2 of 2)
earthshaking
/ (ˈɜːθˌʃeɪkɪŋ) /
adjective
informal of enormous importance or consequence; momentous
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