quake

noun · verbA2

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noun

Plural noun:

quakes

1.
A trembling or shaking.
We felt a quake in the apartment every time the train went by.
2.
An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.
California is plagued by quakes; there are a few minor ones almost every month.
3.
(figuratively)(figurative) Something devastating, like a strong earthquake.

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verb

V_es/s

quakes

V_ing/Gerund

quaking

V_ed/pp

quakedquoke

1.
(intransitive)To tremble or shake.
I felt the ground quaking beneath my feet.
2.
(figuratively, intransitive)(intransitive, figurative) To be in a state of fear, shock, amazement, etc., such as might cause one to tremble.

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English quaken, from Old English cwacian (to quake, tremble, chatter), from Proto-Germanic *kwakōną (to shake, quiver, tremble), itself likely of imitative origin. Related to cweċċan (see quitch), kwakkelen, Quackelei, kvakle, vexō, bogadh.