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Synonyms

quaking

British  
/ ˈkweɪkɪŋ /

adjective

  1. unstable or unsafe to walk on, as a bog or quicksand

    a quaking bog

    quaking sands

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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Troubles, however, are also quaking on the offensive side of America’s nuclear-weapons enterprise—specifically, the program to build a new land-based intercontinental ballistic missile, the Sentinel, to replace the 400 current ICBMs, known as Minuteman IIIs.

From Slate • Sep. 16, 2025

"Sure enough, the quaking started to happen," Mr Manaugh said.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025

The role is so glorious that he almost breaks character when he begins quaking in earnest.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2024

Seismologists in the region must have been alarmed by the quaking activity that occurred at Wednesday’s opening when Betts heaved all her might into Evillene’s “Don’t Nobody Bring Me No Bad News.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

I would hold my head high—even if my heart was quaking.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai