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   quake

   /kweɪk/

   verb

   • 1. (especially of the earth) shake or tremble: "the rumbling vibrations set the whole valley quaking" Similar shaketremblequivershivershudderswayrockwobblemoveheaveconvulse
   • ▪ (of a person) shake or shudder with fear: "he was a large man with a flaming temper and I was quaking as I ran to his office" Similar trembleshakeshake with fearshake like a leafshuddershiverblenchblanchflinchshrinkrecoilstartshy (away)pull backback awaydraw backcowercringewaverfalterget cold feet

   noun

   • 1. an earthquake: informal "a big quake east of the Rocky Mountains"
   • ▪ an act of shaking or quaking: informal "a little quake of delayed shock nudged her"

   Word Origin Old Englishcwacian.

   Derivatives

   • 1. quaky adjective

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • A

     1

   • K

     5

   • E

     1

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