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Definitions for Quake

[1] (of persons) to shake or tremble from cold, weakness, fear, anger, or the like: He spoke boldly even though his legs were quaking.
[2] (of things) to shake or tremble, as from shock, internal convulsion, or instability: The earth suddenly began to quake.
[3] an earthquake.
[4] a trembling or tremulous agitation.
[5] to shake or tremble with or as with fear
[6] to convulse or quiver, as from instability
[7] the act or an instance of quaking
[8] informal short for earthquake

Words related to Quake

temblor, shock, shake, seism, tremor, convulsion, quaker, aftershock, quail, totter, pulsate, quiver, throb, convulse, twitter, move, jar, cower, shrink, shudder

Words nearby Quake

quail clock, quail dove, quail-brush, quaint, quair, quake, quake in one's boots, quakeproof, quaker, quaker gun, quaker meeting

Origin of Quake

before 900; Middle English; Old English cwacian to shake, tremble

Other words from Quake

quak·ing·ly , adverb
un·quak·ing , adjective

Word origin for Quake

Old English cwacian; related to Old English cweccan to shake, Old Irish bocaim, German wackeln

Synonyms for Quake

aftershock, convulsion, quaker, seism, shake, shock, temblor, tremor, tremblor