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quake
verb
1 the ground quaked as they walked on it:
shake, tremble, quiver, shiver, shudder, sway, rock, wobble, move, heave, convulse.
2 we quaked every time we saw police or soldiers:
tremble, shake, shake with fear, shake like a leaf, shudder, shiver;
blench, blanch, flinch, shrink, recoil, start, shy (away), pull back, back away, draw back, cower, cringe, waver, falter, get cold feet.
choose the right word quake, shake, tremble, shiver, quiver
See shake.