quake
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(verb) shake with seismic vibrations, as of planets; "The earth was quaking" |
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Synonyms: tremor |
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Related Words: agitate, shake |
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| 2. |
(verb) shake with fast, tremulous movements" |
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Synonyms: quiver |
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Related Words: tremble |
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| 3. |
(noun) shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity |
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Synonyms: earthquake, seism, temblor |
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Related Words: earth tremor, geological phenomenon, microseism, seaquake, seismic disturbance, shock, submarine earthquake, tremor |
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