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quake

  [kweyk] verb, quaked, quak⋅ing, noun
Use Quake in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. (of persons) to shake or tremble from cold, weakness, fear, anger, or the like: He spoke boldly even though his legs were quaking.
2. (of things) to shake or tremble, as from shock, internal convulsion, or instability: The earth suddenly began to quake.
–noun
3. an earthquake.
4. a trembling or tremulous agitation.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE cwacian to shake, tremble

Related forms:
quak⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. shudder. See shiver 1 . 2. quiver.
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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, 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

quake  (v.)
O.E. cwacian "quake, tremble, chatter (of teeth)," related to cweccan "to shake, swing, move, vibrate," of unknown origin with no certain cognates outside Eng. Perhaps somehow imitative. The noun is attested from c.1300, but was rare except in combinations.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

Quake
A string-oriented language designed to support the construction of Modula-3 programs from modules, interfaces and libraries. Written by Stephen Harrison of DEC SRC, 1993.

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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