quake

== English == === Etymology === From 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”). === Pronunciation === (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kweɪk/ Rhymes: -eɪk === Noun === quake (plural quakes) A trembling or shaking. An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force. (figurative) Something devastating, like a strong earthquake. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === quake (third-person singular simple present quakes, present participle quaking, simple past and past participle quaked or (archaic) quoke or (obsolete) quook) (intransitive) To tremble or shake. (intransitive, figurative) To be in a state of fear, shock, amazement, etc., such as might cause one to tremble. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === quake inflection of quaken: first-person singular present singular imperative first/third-person singular subjunctive I == Middle English == === Verb === quake alternative form of quaken