quaked

Variant of quake

intransitive verb quaked, quaking

  1. to tremble or shake, as the ground does in an earthquake
  2. to shudder or shiver, as from fear or cold

Origin: ME quaken < OE cwacian

noun

  1. a shaking or tremor
  2. an earthquake, moonquake, etc.
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