Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - quake
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v. & n. --v.intr. 1 shake, tremble. 2 rock to and fro. 3 (of a person) shake or shudder (was quaking with fear). --n. 1 colloq. an earthquake. 2 an act of quaking. Phrases and idioms quaking-grass any grass of the genus Briza, having slender stalks and trembling in the wind: also called dodder-grass. Derivatives quaky adj. (quakier, quakiest). Etymology: OE cwacian
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I. intransitive verb (~d; quaking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cwacian Date: before 12th century to shake or vibrate usually from shock or instability, to tremble or shudder usually from cold or fear, II. noun Date: 14th century an instance of shaking or trembling (as of the earth or moon) ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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