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quake

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