quake

(kwāk)
intr.v., quaked, quak·ing, quakes.

1. To shake or tremble, as from instability or shock.
2. To shiver, as with cold or from strong emotion. See synonyms at shake.

n.

1. An instance of quaking.
2. An earthquake.

[Middle English quaken, from Old English cwacian.]

quaky quak'y adj.

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verb

1. To move to and fro violently: rock, shake, tremble, vibrate. See repetition.
2. To move to and fro in short, jerky movements: quaver, quiver, shake, shiver¹, shudder, tremble, twitter, vibrate. See repetition.

noun

1. A nervous shaking of the body: quiver, shake, shiver¹, shudder, thrill, tic, tremor, twitch. See repetition.
2. A shaking of the earth: earthquake, seism, temblor, tremblor, tremor. Informal shake. See move/halt, repetition.

v

Definition: shake, vibrate
Antonyms: be still

Tumultuous movements or quaking in a dream may indicate inner turmoil and upset in the dreamer's life that needs to be addressed. The dreamer may be repressing anxiety and need to change conditions to alleviate it.

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For a list of words related to quake, see:

• Disasters and Phenomena - quake: earthquake

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - skælve
n. - skælven

idioms:

• quake in one's shoes    ryste i bukserne

Nederlands (Dutch)
beven, schudden, (aard) beving

Français (French)
v. intr. - trembler
n. - tremblement de terre

idioms:

• quake in one's shoes    trembler de peur, trembler dans sa culotte

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Erd)beben, Zittern
v. - beben, zittern

idioms:

• quake in one's shoes    schlotternde Knie haben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (γεωλ.) σεισμός, τρεμούλα, δόνηση
v. - τρέμω, σείομαι, δονούμαι
abbr. - (γεωλ.) σεισμός

idioms:

• quake in one's shoes    τρέμω σύγκορμος

Italiano (Italian)
tremare, rabbrividire, vacillare, oscillare, tremolare

idioms:

• quake in one's shoes    tremare di paura (o di freddo)

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tremor (m)
v. - estremecer
abbr. - terremoto (m)

idioms:

• quake in one's shoes    sentir muito medo

Русский (Russian)
трястись

idioms:

• quake in one's shoes    трястись от страха

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - temblar, estremecerse
n. - temblor, estremecimiento

idioms:

• quake in one's shoes    temblar como un azogado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skakning, skälvning, jordskalv, jordbävning
v. - skaka, skälva, darra, bäva, gunga
abbr. - jordbävning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
颤抖, 哆嗦, 摇晃, 震动, 地震

idioms:

• quake in one's shoes    害怕得发抖

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 顫抖, 哆嗦, 搖晃, 震動
n. - 地震

idioms:

• quake in one's shoes    害怕得發抖

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 흔들리다, 진동하다, 몸서리치다
n. - 흔들림, 동요, 진동

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 揺れる, がたがた震える, 震える
n. - 揺れ, 震え, 地震

idioms:

• quake in one's shoes    怖がる
• quake in your boots    怖がる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رجفه, زلزله (فعل) يهتز, يرتعد, يرجف خوفا (اختصار) زلزله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮רעד, התנודד לצדדים‬
n. - ‮רעידת אדמה, רעדה‬

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