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Quake meaning

What does “quake” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“quake” is a noun and verb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity.

quake

noun

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

    Synonymsearthquaketemblorseism

verb

  1. shake with fast, tremulous movements

    “His nostrils palpitated”

    Synonymsquiverpalpitate

  2. shake with seismic vibrations

    “The earth was quaking”

    Synonymstremor

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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