quake

Universal Words verb, noun verb [V] 1 ~ (with sth) (of a person) to shake because you are very frightened or nervous SYNTREMBLE: Quaking with fear, Polly slowly opened the door. * They are quaking in their boots at the prospect of tomorrow's game. 2 (of the earth or a building) to move or shake violently: The ground quaked as the bomb exploded. noun (informal) = EARTHQUAKE