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quake

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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.
quake Oxford Dictionary of English