quaking
present 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
Examplesofquaking
quaking
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Mutant mice (quakingand jimpy) with deficient myelination in the central nervous system.
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It seems to me that they really rely on a whole series of trembling conjectures andquakinghypotheses.
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There are large "quaker" communities in the industrial areas; they have beenquakingfor years—those who have survived.
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There is not an exporter in this country, if he is aware of the provisions and themodusof these orders, who is not alreadyquaking.
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I amquakingin my shoes.
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Plant communities include sagebrush shrubland,quakingaspen and lodgepole pine forests, willow carr and marsh.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Valley trees include white spruce, black spruce, tamarack larch, balsam fir, jack pine,quakingaspen, balsam poplar, and paper birch.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Riparian habitats support stands ofquakingaspen, alder, and willow.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The large grasslands and barrens are dominated by scattered jack pine, red pine, scrub oak, andquakingaspen trees.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The group is generally referred to as thequakinggrasses because the flowers and seedheads shake on their stalks in the slightest breeze.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The park itself is forested with ponderosa and lodgepole pine with somequakingaspen.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Disturbed wet woodland tend to have aquakingaspen canopy and blackberry as the shrub layer.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.And although these songs may not be showing up on the neighborhood karaoke machine anytime soon, dust bunnies are alreadyquakingwith fear.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is associated with forests ofquakingaspen in much of its region.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Cattle grazing inquakingaspen communities consume this grass in large quantities.
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