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Noun: quake  kweyk
  1. Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
    - earthquake, temblor, seism
Verb: quake  kweyk
  1. Shake with fast, tremulous movements
    - quiver, palpitate
     
  2. Shake with seismic vibrations
    "The earth was quaking"
    - tremor

Derived forms: quaking, quakes, quaked

See also: quaker

Type of: agitate, geological phenomenon, shake, tremble

Encyclopedia: Quake