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quake

/kwˈeɪk/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

  1. shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity

verb

  1. shake with fast, tremulous movements
    “His nostrils palpitated”
  2. shake with seismic vibrations
    “The earth was quaking”

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Words that rhyme with quake

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