quaked
past simple and past participle ofquake
quake
verb[I]
uk/kweɪk/us/kweɪk/toshakebecause you are veryfrightenedorfindsomething veryfunny, or tofeelor showgreatfear:
EverytimeI get on aplane, I quakewithfear.
Charliestoodoutsidetheheadteacher'soffice, quakinginhisboots/shoes(=feelingveryfrightened).
Theplaywas sofunny, we were all quakingwithlaughter.
Afraid
- afraid
- be in fear ofyourlifephrase
- be like a deer/rabbit caught in the headlightsidiom
- bottle
- bottle out
- bug out
- horror-struck
- in terror ofyourlifeidiom
- intimidated
- leaf
- nebbish
- panic
- panic-stricken
- quake
- shake
- squirrelly
- terrified
- terror-stricken
- threatened
- unconfident
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Laughing and smiling
Making short, sudden movements
Examplesofquaked
quaked
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
I do not say that hequakedin his shoes or that he lacked personal courage.
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It is said that: the earth, all of two hundred seventy thousand yojanas, roared andquakedat that time.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The earthquakedwith terrible intensity, while the river swelled alarmingly into a lake.
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