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QUAKE definition: 1. to shake because you are very frightened or find something very funny, or to feel or show great…. Learn more.
The meaning of QUAKE is to shake or vibrate usually from shock or instability. How to use quake in a sentence.
Quake definition: (of persons) to shake or tremble from cold, weakness, fear, anger, or the like. See examples of QUAKE used in a sentence.
QUAKE meaning: 1. to shake because you are very frightened or find something very funny, or to feel or show great…. Learn more.
1. countable noun. A quake is the same as an earthquake. The quake destroyed mud buildings in many remote villages. Synonyms: earthquake, tremor, shock More Synonyms of quake. 2. verb. If you quake, you shake, usually because you are very afraid. I just stood there quaking with fear. [VERB + with] Her shoulders quaked. [VERB]
To quake is to move rapidly back and forth, so quickly that the movement is almost a vibration. If you've ever felt the floor quake during an actual earthquake, you know the fluttery, shaking kind of movement.
Definition of quake verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Quake definition: To shake or tremble, as from instability or shock.
quake definition: 1. short for earthquake (= when the Earth shakes) 2. to shake because you are frightened. Learn more.
1. to shake or tremble with or as with fear. 2. to convulse or quiver, as from instability. n. 3. the act or an instance of quaking. 4. (Physical Geography) informal short for earthquake. [Old English cwacian; related to Old English cweccan to shake, Old Irish bocaim, German wackeln]
