quake
Origin of quake
Synonyms for quake
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temblor, shock, shake, seism, tremor, convulsion, quaker, aftershock, quail, totter, pulsate, quiver, throb, convulse, twitter, move, jar, cower, shrink, shudderExamples from the Web for quake
Contemporary Examples of quake
It is aware that the fear on which it ultimately thrives is that of politicians who quake at its supposed influence and money.
The smaller wineries still cleaning up from the quake are not yet equipped to process fruit.
In the hours before the quake, some local authorities ordered evacuations that proved effective in saving lives.
Some of these waves are what we feel when the ground beneath our feet moves during a quake.
A Lot of Earthquakes Have Been Reported Lately, but Scientists Aren’t WorriedErik Klemetti
April 2, 2014
Haiti had extreme problems far pre-dating the quake that should have been central to the planning for any realistic solution.
Historical Examples of quake
If I do not make Hickman quake now-and-then, he will endeavour to make me fear.
Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9)Samuel Richardson
She surveyed us both with a scorn in her eyes that made us quake a little.
The HarborErnest Poole
You'll see the plants which make me quake; you'll see the springs, such a shower of water!
Abbe Mouret's TransgressionEmile Zola
I'm that fearsome, that I declare I shiver and quake at nothing.
A Son of HagarSir Hall Caine
It got to be so that whatever we touched began to quake and quiver.
My ReminiscencesRabindranath Tagore