quake
To tremble or shakeTo tremble or shake.
» Many old buildings were damaged by the quake.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To tremble or shake.
I felt the ground quaking beneath my feet.
beben
shake with seismic vibrations
(figuratively, intransitive)To be in a state of fear, shock, amazement, etc., such as might cause one to tremble.
Examples
15 sentencesMany old buildings were damaged by the quake.
The quake damaged many old buildings.
ruОт землетрясения пострадало множество старых зданий. — Wezel
deDas Erdbeben beschädigte viele alte Gebäude. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A series of quakes rattled the region.
After extensively studying the quake and its aftermath, scientists say the rupture is unprecedented.
deNach eingehender Untersuchung des Bebens und seiner Folgen sagen Wissenschaftler, der Bruch sei beispiellos. — Yorwba
The ground quaked violently.
deDie Erde bebte heftig. — raggione
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English quaken, from Old English cwacian (“to quake, tremble, chatter”), fromFrom Middle English quaken, from Old English cwacian (“to quake, tremble, chatter”), from Proto-Germanic *kwakōną (“to shake, quiver, tremble”), itself likely of imitative origin. Related to Old English cweċċan (“to shake, swing, move, vibrate, shake off, give up”) (see quitch), Dutch kwakkelen (“to ail, be ailing”), German Quackelei (“chattering”), Danish kvakle (“to bungle”), Latin vexō (“toss, shake violently, jostle, vex”), Irish bogadh (“a move, movement, shift, change”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
quakes, quaking, quaked, quakedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle