quake
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Synonyms for quake
Synonyms: Verb
agitate, bucket, convulse, jerk, jiggle, joggle, jolt, jounce, judder [chiefly British], quiver, shake, shudder, vibrate, wobble (also wabble)
Synonyms: Noun
earthquake, shake, temblor, tremor
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Examples of quake in a Sentence
Verb
She was quaking with rage. The explosion made the whole house quake.
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And that’s what Blinded by the Light, in all its heart-stopping, hard-rocking, earth-quaking sonic glory, nails about the appeal of Springsteen and the eternally fulfilling, exhilarating experience of being his fan. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, "What Blinded by the Light understands about the power of Springsteen's music," 16 Aug. 2019 Defenders of photography as an art form tend to quake at what’s happening with their beloved medium. — Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, "Review: Writing the book on selfies — sociologist reframes social photos," 10 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'quake.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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