quake

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
earthquake, temblor, seism
• Derivationally related forms:
seismic (for: seism), seismal (for: seism)
• Hypernyms:
geological phenomenon
• Hyponyms:
shock, seismic disturbance, tremor, earth tremor, microseism,
seaquake, submarine earthquake

II - verb

1. shake with fast, tremulous movements (Freq. 2)
- His nostrils palpitated
• Syn:
quiver, palpitate
• Derivationally related forms:
palpitant (for: palpitate), palpitation (for: palpitate), quaker, quiver (for: quiver), quivering (for: quiver)
• Hypernyms:
tremble
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
2. shake with seismic vibrations
- The earth was quaking
• Syn:
tremor
• Derivationally related forms:
tremor (for: tremor)
• Hypernyms:
shake, agitate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  earthquake, temblor, seism, tremor, quiver, palpitate