Quake

Noun

 * 1) A trembling or shaking.
 * We felt a quake in the apartment every time the train went by.
 * 1) An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.
 * California is plagued by quakes, there are a few minor ones almost every month.

Verb

 * 1) To tremble or shake.
 * I felt the ground quaking beneath my feet
 * 1) To tremble or shake with fear.
 * When the bad-guy suddenly appeared on screen, I quaked uncontrollably

Thesaurus
apoplexy, be cold, bob, bobble, bounce, breakup, bump, cataclysm, chatter, chill, climax, convulsion, diastrophism, didder, disaster, dither, earthquake, falter, fidget, fit, flip out, fluctuate, flutter, freak out on, freeze, freeze to death, get high on, glow, go pitapat, grimace, grow cold, have a chill, have an ague, have goose pimples, have the fidgets, have the shakes, heave, horripilate, hustle, jactitate, jar, jerk, jig, jigget, jiggle, jog, joggle, jolt, jostle, jounce, jump, lose heat, overthrow, palpitate, pant, paroxysm, perish with cold, quaker, quaver, quiver, rictus, shake, shake all over, shiver, shock, shudder, spasm, squirm, stagger, stroke, swell, swell with emotion, temblor, thrill, thrill to, throb, tic, tidal wave, tingle, tingle with excitement, toss, toss and turn, tremble, trembler, tremblor, tremor, tsunami, tumble, turn on to, twist and turn, twitch, twitter, upheaval, vibrate, waver, wiggle, wobble, wriggle, writhe

Etymology
From quaken:, from  cwacian:, from, from , related to  cweccan: (see ),  kwakkelje:,  kwakkelen:,  Quackelei:,  kvakle:,  vexo:,  bogadh:.

Verb

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Derived terms

 * Quaker

Verb
quake