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quak´ing|ly — quak|ing «KWAY kihng», adjective. that quakes; shaking; trembling. –quak´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
earth|quak|ing — «URTH KWAY kihng», adjective. 1. causing the earth to shake: »an earthquaking rumble. 2. = earthshaking. (Cf. ↑earthshaking) 3. = earthquaky. (Cf. ↑earthquaky) … Useful english dictionary
quak — quak·er·dom; quak·er·ess; quak·er·ish; quak·er·ism; quak·er·ly; quak·i·ness; quak·ing; quak·er; earth·quak·en; quak·ing·ly; … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
quaking — quak·ing … English syllables
quakingly — quak·ing·ly … English syllables
quakingaspen — quak·ing aspen (kwāʹkĭng) n. A North American deciduous tree (Populus tremuloides) having broadly ovate, finely toothed leaves with a truncate base. * * * … Universalium
quaking aspen — quak′ing as′pen n. pln an aspen, Populus tremuloides, with heart shaped leaves that tremble in the wind • Etymology: 1785–95 … From formal English to slang
quake — [[t]kweɪk[/t]] v. quaked, quak•ing, n. 1) to shudder or quiver, as from cold or fear 2) to shake or tremble, as from shock or instability: The earth quaked[/ex] 3) an earthquake 4) an act or instance of quaking • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE… … From formal English to slang
Briza maxima — Quaking Quak ing, a. & n. from {Quake}, v. [1913 Webster] {Quaking aspen} (Bot.), an American species of poplar ({Populus tremuloides}), the leaves of which tremble in the lightest breeze. It much resembles the European aspen. See {Aspen}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
