quake

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. i. tremble, quiver, shake, shudder. See agitation, fear, cold.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. temblor, tremor, shock; see earthquake .

v.

Syn. tremble, shrink, cower; see shake 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

tremble, shudder, shiver. see shake

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To move to and fro violently: rock, shake, tremble, vibrate. See REPETITION. 2. To move to and fro in short, jerky movements: quaver, quiver, shake, shiver1, shudder, tremble, twitter, vibrate. See REPETITION. II noun l. A nervous shaking of the body: quiver, shake, shiver1, shudder, thrill, tic, tremor, twitch. See REPETITION. 2. A shaking of the earth: earthquake, seism, temblor, tremblor, tremor. Informal: shake. See MOVE, REPETITION.