quake
verb (used without object)
(of persons) to shake or tremble from cold, weakness, fear, anger, or the like.
was quaking
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past progressiveof quake.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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With the Chiefs rallying, Arrowhead Stadium was quaking with noise.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
Keith Hennessy was quaking in his underwear, wobbling atop a tall stack of foam blocks when he said, “I’m doing this on purpose.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2012
There was quaking concern in the Stanford section before the Rose Bowl kick split the uprights, and we openly speculated on what kind of pregame rituals Garcia participated in.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2011
The whole area in between was quaking and ablaze.
From Time Magazine Archive
Actually, he was quaking in his steel-toe-capped boots.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
