What is the meaning of quake?

noun

  • Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity.

verb

  • Shake with fast, tremulous movements.
    • usage: "His nostrils palpitated"
  • Shake with seismic vibrations.
    • usage: "The earth was quaking"
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