quaking

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb shake with fast, tremulous movements
  2. verb shake with seismic vibrations

Etymology

From Middle English quakinge, quakyng, from Old English cwacung (“quaking, trembling”), equivalent to quake + -ing.

Synonyms

quiver, quake, palpitate

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