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  • 121quake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. tremble, quiver, shake, shudder. See agitation, fear, cold. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. temblor, tremor, shock; see earthquake . v. Syn. tremble, shrink, cower; see shake 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 122Quäke — Quäkef 1.Transistorgeräto.ä.DieTönewerdenalseinQuakenvonFröschenundEntenaufgefaßt.Halbw1950ff. 2.olleQuäke=wehleidigjammernderMensch.⇨quäken.1850ff …

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  • 123quake — v. n. RG. 132, 336; pret. ‘qwoke.’ Ps. xiii. 5 …

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  • 124Quake — kweɪk n. popular three dimensional Internet computer game that exists in several versions …

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  • 125quake — kweɪk n. shiver, shudder; tremor, tremble; earthquake v. tremble, shake, shiver, shudder …

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  • 126quake — verb 1》 (especially of the earth) shake or tremble. 2》 shudder with fear. noun informal an earthquake. Derivatives quaky adjective Origin OE cwacian …

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  • 127quake — v. n. 1. Shake, tremble, shudder, shiver, quiver. 2. Shake, tremble, vibrate, quiver, move …

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  • 128quake — verb 1) the ground quaked Syn: shake, tremble, quiver, shudder, sway, rock, wobble, move, heave, convulse See note at shake 2) we quaked when we saw the soldiers …

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