quakePronunciation: /kweɪk/Translate quake | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of quake verb [no object] (especially of the earth) shake or tremble:the rumbling vibrations set the whole valley quaking (of a person) shake or shudder with fear:those words should have them quaking in their boots noun informal an earthquake: a big quake east of the Rocky MountainsDerivatives quaky adjective (quakier, quakiest)Origin: Old English cwacianquake in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of quake in the US English dictionary
