quake
verb (used without object)
(of persons) to shake or tremble from cold, weakness, fear, anger, or the like.
had been quaking
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past perfect progressiveof quake.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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So back to the dwelling-house they went, where Quexo, who had been quaking all the time, was reassured.
From The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
