Definitions:

1. shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity noun
   • The quake took down several houses in the neighborhood.
2. to shake with fast, tremulous movements verb
   • The fearful youth quaked before the bully.
3. to shake with seismic vibrations verb
   • The ground quaked.

Synonyms:

• earthquake
• quiver
• tremor

NearBy Words:

• quaker
• quakerism