was quaking
- past progressive of quake.
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
Last week South Africa was quaking slightly, after a series of strikes that crippled the port city of Durban.
From Time Magazine Archive
Inside he was quaking with fear, but outside he gave the Keeper as cold and imperious a look as El Patron had ever mustered to terrify an underling.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
