quaked; quaking
1
: to shake or vibrate usually from shock or instability
2
: to tremble or shudder usually from cold or fear
: an instance of shaking or trembling (as of the earth or moon)
especially
: earthquake
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Examples of quake in a Sentence
Verb
She was quaking with rage.
The explosion made the whole house quake.
Noun
the quake registered 6.5 on the Richter scale, causing widespread damage
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Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 17 June 2024
Trumpeters aren’t the only players who quake at the suggestion of interpreting a Michael Brecker piece, which is one reason why he’s tended to be overlooked as a composer despite his vaunted status as the most influential tenor saxophonist of his generation.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
Stephanie Elam, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
And Ghost had two women in the business making men quake: Noma and day-one baddie Monet, played by Mary J. Blige.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
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Verb
YouTubers making 36-hour videos and quaking newbies who have only ever played Zoo Tycoon are both starting the DLC in the dark.
—Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 17 June 2024
Trumpeters aren’t the only players who quake at the suggestion of interpreting a Michael Brecker piece, which is one reason why he’s tended to be overlooked as a composer despite his vaunted status as the most influential tenor saxophonist of his generation.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
Noun
Nothing has compared to that quake since then, and in that time, the population of Los Angeles County has grown from around 9 million to more than 10 million people.
—Stephanie Elam, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
And Ghost had two women in the business making men quake: Noma and day-one baddie Monet, played by Mary J. Blige.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Quake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quake. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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quake
1 of 2 verb
quaked; quaking
1
: to shake or vibrate usually from shock or lack of stability
2
: to tremble or shudder usually from cold or fear
quake
2 of 2 noun
: a shaking or trembling
especially
: earthquake
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