quaking Definition

quake
verb, intr quaked, quaking

1. Said of people: to shake or tremble with fear, etc.

Thesaurus: shake, shudder, tremble, quiver, convulse.
2. Said of a building, etc: to rock or shudder.

noun

1. colloq
An earthquake.
2. A shudder or tremor of fear, etc.

Derivative: quakiness

See under quaky.

Derivative: quaking
adj, noun

Derivative: quakingly
adverb

Idiom: quake in one's boots

To be very scared or act in a very frightened way.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon cwacian.