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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.
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English cwacian to shake, tremble
before 900; Middle English; Old English cwacian to shake, tremble
Related forms
quak·ing·ly, adverb
un·quak·ing, adjective
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quake
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.
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