quaking
/ (ˈkweɪkɪŋ) /
unstable or unsafe to walk on, as a bog or quicksand: a quaking bog; quaking sands
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How to use quaking in a sentence
You have countless candidates quaking in their boots when asked to criticize him.
The GOP’s Rush Limbaugh Problem Deepens After His ‘Slut’ Attack | Howard Kurtz | March 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTObama and the Democrats generally have a history of quaking when this deficit talk starts up.
Michael Tomasky on GOP Deficit Hypocrisy at Release of Obama’s Budget | Michael Tomasky | February 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTFor all those quaking on the right at the sight of an ascendant Warren, rest easy.
Underneath these were affectionate hearts quaking with fear lest the home-coming be but a sad one after all.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonShe sprang to the door, flung it open, and disappeared, leaving the husband and wife dumfounded and quaking with fright.
An Episode Under the Terror | Honore de Balzac
Mary and I sat in silence, the house quaking overhead, the tempest howling without, the fire between us sputtering with raindrops.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI | Robert Louis StevensonWe soon reached a belt of quaking asps where there were few birds.
Birds of the Rockies | Leander Sylvester KeyserInwardly quaking, and strengthening herself with silent prayer, she opened the door.
That Old-Time Child, Roberta | Sophie Fox Sea
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