quake

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

quake [quake quakes quaked quaking] verb, noun BrE [kweɪk] NAmE [kweɪk]
verb
1. intransitive ~ (with sth) (of a person)to shake because you are very frightened or nervous
Syn: ↑tremble
•Quaking with fear, Polly slowly opened the door.
•They are quaking in their boots at the prospect of tomorrow's game.
2. intransitive (of the earth or a building)to move or shake violently
•The ground quaked as the bomb exploded.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English cwacian.
 
noun (informal) = ↑earthquake

Word Origin:
Old English cwacian.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  earthquake, temblor, seism, tremor, quiver, palpitate