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quaking


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  quake 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  quake 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  quake 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  quake 
 
  2  senses  of  quake 
 
  Sense  1 
  quiver,  quake 
  =>  tremble 
 
  Sense  2 
  tremor,  quake 
  =>  shake,  agitate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  quake 
 
  quake  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  quake 
 
  Sense  1 
  quiver,  quake 
  =>  tremble 
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  Sense  2 
  tremor,  quake 
  =>  shake,  agitate 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  quaking 
  american  quaking  aspen 
  european  quaking  aspen 
  quaking  aspen 
 
  Overview  of  verb  quake 
 
  The  verb  quake  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  quiver,  quake  --  (shake  with  fast  tremulous  movements") 
  2.  tremor,  quake  --  (shake  with  seismic  vibrations,  as  of  planets;  "The  earth  was  quaking") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  quaking 
 
  The  adj  quaking  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  quaking,  quivering,  shaking,  shaky,  shivering,  trembling  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  quaking 
 
  1  sense  of  quaking 
 
  Sense  1 
  quaking,  quivering,  shaking,  shaky,  shivering,  trembling 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unsteady)  ->  steady 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  quaking 
 
  1  sense  of  quaking 
 
  Sense  1 
  quaking,  quivering,  shaking,  shaky,  shivering,  trembling 
  =>  unsteady  (vs.  steady) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  quaking 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  quaking 
 
  quaking  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  quaking 
  quaking 
 
  Overview  of  verb  quake 
 
  The  verb  quake  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  quiver,  quake  --  (shake  with  fast  tremulous  movements") 
  2.  tremor,  quake  --  (shake  with  seismic  vibrations,  as  of  planets;  "The  earth  was  quaking") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  quaking 
 
  The  adj  quaking  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  quaking,  quivering,  shaking,  shaky,  shivering,  trembling  --  (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") 



quaking definition