QUAKE


Meaning of QUAKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kweɪk ]

( quakes, quaking, quaked)

1.

A quake is the same as an earthquake .

The quake destroyed mud buildings in many remote villages.

N-COUNT

2.

If you quake , you shake, usually because you are very afraid.

I just stood there quaking with fear...

Her shoulders quaked.

VERB : V with n , V

3.

If you are quaking in your boots or quaking in your shoes , you feel very nervous or afraid, and may be feeling slightly weak as a result.

PHRASE : V inflects

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