What does "quake" mean?
Quake: To shake, vibrate, or quiver, either from not being solid, as soft, wet land, or from violent convulsion of any kind; as, the earth quakes; the mountains quake. " Over quaking bogs." Macaulay.
Additional senses
- 2.To cause to quake. [Obs.] Shak.
- 3.A tremulous agitation; a quick vibratory movement; a shudder; a quivering.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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