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quaking

qua·king

US/ˈkweɪkɪŋ/ rare

adjective

1.

vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze

  • “a quaking bog”
  • “the quaking child asked for more”
  • “quivering leaves of a poplar tree”
  • “with shaking knees”
  • “seemed shaky on her feet”
  • “sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier”
  • “trembling hands”
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Origin

From Middle English quakynge, quakand, from Old English cwaciende (“quaking”), present participle of Old English cwacian (“to quake, tremble”); equivalent to quake + -ing.

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