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quake
shake or tremble; shudder: quake with fear of the monster
Not to be confused with:
quail – lose heart or courage; recoil; flinch; cower: quail in the face of danger
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quake
(kwāk)intr.v. quaked, quak·ing, quakes
1. To shake or tremble, as from instability or shock.
2. To shiver or shudder, as with cold or from strong emotion. See Synonyms at shake.
n.
1. An instance of quaking.
2. An earthquake.
[Middle English quaken, from Old English cwacian.]
quak′y adj.
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quake
(kweɪk)vb (intr)
1. to shake or tremble with or as with fear
2. to convulse or quiver, as from instability
n
3. the act or an instance of quaking
4. (Physical Geography) informal short for earthquake
[Old English cwacian; related to Old English cweccan to shake, Old Irish bocaim, German wackeln]
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quake
(kweɪk)v. quaked, quak•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to shudder or quiver, as from cold or fear.
2. to shake or tremble, as from shock or instability: The earth quaked.
n. 3. an earthquake.
4. an act or instance of quaking.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English cwacian to shake, tremble]
quak′ing•ly, adv.
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quake
Past participle: quaked
Gerund: quaking
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| Noun | 1. |  quake - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activityseismic disturbance, shock - an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch" seaquake, submarine earthquake - an earthquake at the sea bed geological phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth |
| Verb | 1. | quake - shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated" tremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways; "His hands were trembling when he signed the document" |
| 2. |  quake - shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking" |
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quake
noun
1. (Informal) earthquake, tremor, shock The quake destroyed mud buildings in many remote villages.
verb
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quake
verbnoun
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Translations
زَلْزاليَرْتَجِف خَوْفاًيَهْتَز، يَتَزَلْزَل
třást sezemětřesení
jordskælvrysteskælve
reng
jarîskjálftinötra, hristastnötra, skjálfa
drebėti
drebēttrīcētzemestrīce
quake
[kweɪk]A. VI [person] (= shake) → temblar; (inwardly) → estremecerse
to quake with fright → temblar de miedo
he was quaking at the knees → le temblaban las piernas
I quaked at the prospect → esa posibilidad me hizo estremecer
to quake with fright → temblar de miedo
he was quaking at the knees → le temblaban las piernas
I quaked at the prospect → esa posibilidad me hizo estremecer
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
quake
[ˈkweɪk] vi → trembler
to quake with fear → trembler de peur
to be quaking in one's boots, to be quaking in one's shoes → trembler comme une feuille
to quake with fear → trembler de peur
to be quaking in one's boots, to be quaking in one's shoes → trembler comme une feuille
n abbr (=earthquake) → tremblement m de terre
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
quake
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
quake
(kweik) verb1. (of people) to shake or tremble, especially with fear.
2. (of the ground) to shake. The ground quaked under their feet.
noun an earthquake.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
quake
n. [earthquake] temblor de tierra, terremoto, sismo, estremecimiento;
v. temblar.
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