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Quake
noun
/kweɪk/
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Word Frequency:
0.5
Definitions
1.
noun
A trembling or shaking.
"We felt a quake in the apartment every time the train went by."
2.
noun
An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.
"California is plagued by quakes; there are a few minor ones almost every month."
3.
verb
To tremble or shake.
"I felt the ground quaking beneath my feet."
4.
verb
To be in a state of fear, shock, amazement, etc., such as might cause one to tremble.
Synonyms
tremor
quiver
temblor
seism
earthquake
tremble
shaking
jolt
shake
shock
twitch
epicenter
Rhymes With
break
opaque
forsake
ache
slake
heartache
take
make
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