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Definition: Quaking |
QuakingAdjective1. Vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; "a quaking bog"; "the quaking child asked for more"; "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"; "with shaking knees"; "seemed shaky on her feet"; "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"; "trembling hands". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "quaking" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Synonyms: QuakingSynonyms: quivering (adj), shaking (adj), shaky (adj), shivering (adj), trembling (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Quaking |
| English words defined with "quaking": Briza maxima ♦ Cowquake ♦ Fleshquake ♦ Lady's hair ♦ Maiden grass ♦ Quakingly, Quaky, quivering ♦ Rattlesnake grass ♦ shaking, shaky, shivering ♦ trembling. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "quaking": Mice, Quaking ♦ QUAKING CHEAT. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "quaking": Fleshquake. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Well, I'm not exactly quaking in my stylish, yet afforable boots, but there's definitely something unnatural going on here And that doesn't usually lead to hugs and puppies. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) | |
Lyrics | The earth was quaking (YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG; performing artist: AC/DC) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Fireweed and Quaking Aspen on Steens Mountain near Fish Lake in Southeastern Oregon. Credit: Mark Armstrong. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | The old and weary voice fell like sweet rain upon his quaking parching heart. |
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| "Quaking" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 75.68% of the time. "Quaking" is used about 37 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 75.68% | 28 | 65,706 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 13.51% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Noun (singular) | 8.11% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.7% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 37 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "quaking": american quaking aspen ♦ european quaking aspen ♦ quaking aspen ♦ quaking bog ♦ quaking grass. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "quaking": quaking-asp, quaking-grass. | |
Ending with "quaking": arse-quaking, bowel-quaking. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
quaking aspen | 51 |
quaking tree | 38 |
aspen quaking tree | 15 |
quaking aspens | 8 |
aspen campground quaking | 7 |
quaking | 2 |
quaking grass | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "quaking"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | që dridhet (palsied, quaky, quavery, shivery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مهتز (quivering, shaking, trembling, tremulous, vibrant), مرتج (rocking, shaking, trembling, vibrant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | треперещ (niddle-noddle, shaking, shaky, shivery, trembling, trembly, tremulous, vibrant, wavering), трепетлив (trembling, trembly, tremulous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 颤抖 (Quaked, Quiver, Quivered, Quivering, shiver). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | třesoucí se (doddering, unsteady). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | hængemose (quaking bog), baevreasp (aspen, European aspen, poplar quaking aspen, Swedish aspen, trembling poplar). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | trilveen (quaking bog), trilgras (breeze, common quaking-grass, quaking-grass), ratelpopulier (aspen), esp (aspen). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | järistys (quake, shaking). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | tremble (poplar quaking aspen), sol mouvant (quaking bog), peuplier tremble (poplar quaking aspen), herbe frémissant (quaking-grass). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | bebend (quavering, quavery, quivering, shaking, tremulous, unsteady). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | "ת'עשות (eruption, furor, outburst, rage), 'עש (eruption, storm), רעי"" (shaking, trembling). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | remegõ (aflutter, aspen, shaking, trembling, trembly, tremulant, tremulous, wavering). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | tremolo (tremolo), pioppo tremolo (aspen), palude mobile (quaking bog). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | ""럼. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | lhejey (perish with cold, set, setting, shivering). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | akingquay tremente (shivery, trembling, trembly, tremulant, tremulous), trêmulo (aspen, doddering, doddery, niddle-noddle, quaky, shaky, shivery, trembling, trembly, tremolo, tremulant, tremulous, unsteady). (various references) tremurãtor (faltering, quavery, quivering, shaky, trembling, tremulous). (various references) дрожащий (palsied, quaky, quavery, quivery, shaky, shivery, trembly, tremulant, tremulous, vibrant). (various references) drhtav (aspen, doddering, doddery, quaky, quavery, shaking, shaky, shivery, trembly, tremulant). (various references) temblante (dither, trembler, trembling). (various references) darr- (quaky, quavery, tremble). (various references) titreyen (atremble, shaking, thrilling, trembling, tremulous, wavering, wavy), titreme (chill, dither, flicker, judder, pulsation, quake, quiver, rigor, rigour, shake, shaking, shimmy, shiver, shivering, shudder, the shivers, thrill, tremble, trembling, tremor, trepidation, vibration), sarsılma (being shaken, dissolution, jar, shaking, shock, vibration). (various references) тремтячий (faltering, jittery, palsied, quavery, shivery, trembling, trembly, tremulant, tremulous, vacillating). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | pavor, Populus tremula, tremor, tremore, tremulus. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Ezekiel Chapter 12, Verse 18 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Uie anqrwpou ton arton sou met' odunhV fagesai kai to udwr sou meta basanou kai qliyewV piesai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Fili hominis panem tuum in conturbatione comede sed et aquam tuam in festinatione et maerore bibe |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Seiynge, Sone of man, ete thou thi breed in trublynge to gidir, but and drynke thi water in hast and mournynge. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with solicitude. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Son of man, take your food with shaking fear, and your water with trouble and care; |
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| Language | Ezekiel Chapter 12, Verse 18 |
| Cebuano | Anak sa tawo, kan-a ang imong tinapay uban ang pagpangilog-kilog ug imna ang imong tubig uban ang pagkurog ug uban ang pagkamahadlokon; |
| Chinese | 人 子 阿 、 喫 飯 必 膽 戰 、 喝 水 必 惶 惶 憂 慮 。 |
| Croatian | "Sine èovjeèji, jedi kruha zabrinuto i pij vode sa zebnjom i sa strepnjom! |
| Danish | Menneskesøn, spis Brød i Angst og drik Vand i Frygt og Bæven; |
| Dutch | Mensenkind, gij zult uw brood eten met beven, en uw water zult gij met beroerte en met kommer drinken. |
| Finnish | "Ihmislapsi, syö leipäsi vavisten, juo vetesi väristen ja huolenalaisena |
| French | Fils de l`homme, tu mangeras ton pain avec tremblement, Tu boiras ton eau avec inquiétude et angoisse. |
| German | Du Menschenkind, du sollst dein Brot essen mit Beben und dein Wasser trinken mit Zittern und Sorgen. |
| Haitian Creole | -Nonm o! Lè w'ap manje, tranble kou fèy bwa. Bwè dlo ou ak kè sote, ak kè sere. |
| Hungarian | Embernek fia! kenyeredet rettegéssel egyed, és vizedet reszketéssel és félelemmel igyad. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | "Hai manusia fana, gemetarlah pada waktu engkau makan, dan menggigillah ketakutan pada waktu engkau minum. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Hai anak Adam! engkau akan makan rotimu dengan bimbang hati dan minum airmu dengan gemetar dan khawatir. |
| Italian | «Figlio dell'uomo, mangia il pane con paura e bevi l'acqua con trepidazione e con angoscia. |
| Maori | E te tama a te tangata, e wiri koe ina kai i tau taro, inumia hoki tou wai i runga i te ohooho, i te manukanuka; |
| Norwegian | Menneskesønn! Ditt brød skal du ete skjelvende, og ditt vann skal du drikke bevende og med frykt. |
| Portuguese | Filho do homem, come o teu pão com tremor, e bebe a tua água com estremecimento e com receio. |
| Rumanian | ,,Fiul omului, kyi vei mknca pknea tremurknd, wi kyi vei bea apa cu neliniwte wi groazq. |
| Russian | УЩО ЮЕМПЧЕЮЕУЛЙК! ИМЕ' ФЧПК ЕЫШ У ФТЕ ЕФПН, Й ЧП"Х ФЧПА ЕК У "ТПЦБОЙЕН Й ЕЮБМША. |
| Spanish | "Oh hijo de hombre, come tu pan con temblor y bebe tu agua con estremecimiento y angustia. |
| Swedish | Du människobarn, ät nu ditt bröd med bävan, och drick ditt vatten darrande och med oro. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"Quaking" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: qaing, quaavian, quaig, quainc, quaine, qualing, quasing, quating, queing. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "quaking" (pronounced kwā"king) |
| 5 | -w ā" k i ng | waking. |
| 4 | -ā" k i ng | aching, baking, braking, breaking, faking, flaking, forsaking, making, mistaking, raking, remaking, retaking, shaking, snaking, staking, taking. |
| 3 | -k i ng | antismoking, asking, attacking, backing, backtracking, balking, banking, barking, basking, biking, bilking, blanking, blinking, blocking, bloodsucking, booking, bookmaking, breathtaking, broking, Brooking, bucking, carjacking, caulking, chalking, checking, choking, chucking, clanking, clicking, cloaking, clucking, cocking, coking, cooking, corking, cornhusking, cracking, cranking, creaking, critiquing, croaking, debunking, decking, disliking, docking, dressmaking, drinking, ducking, duking, earmarking, earthshaking, eking, embarking, evoking, filmmaking, flanking, flicking, flocking, flunking, forking, franking, freaking, frolicking, fucking, gawking, glassmaking, groundbreaking, hacking, handshaking, hardworking, harking, Hawking, heartbreaking, hijacking, hiking, hitchhiking, Hocking, homemaking, honking, hooking, hulking, interlocking, invoking, jacking, jaywalking, jerking, joking, junking, kayaking, kicking, knocking, lacking, lawbreaking, lawmaking, leaking, licking, liking, linking, locking, looking, lovemaking, Lucking, lurking, marking, masking, matchmaking, meatpacking, metalworking, milking, mimicking, mocking, moneymaking, moviemaking, mucking, muckraking, multitasking, networking, nitpicking, nonbanking, nonsmoking, overbooking, overlooking, overtaking, packing, painstaking, panicking, papermaking, parking, peacemaking, peaking, pecking, peeking, perking, picking, piggybacking, planking, plinking, plucking, plunking, poking, politicking, provoking, quarterbacking, racking, ranking, ransacking, rebuking, reeking, reinking, remarking, restocking, rethinking, revoking, reworking, risking, rocking, rollicking, sacking, seeking, sharking, shirking, shocking, shrieking, shrinking, shucking, sinking, sleepwalking, smacking, smirking, smoking, sneaking, soaking, socking, spacewalking, spanking, sparking, speaking, spiking, squawking, squeaking, stacking, stalking, steelmaking, sticking, stinking, stockbroking, stocking, stoking, streaking, striking, stroking, sucking, sulking, tacking, talking, tanking, tasking, thanking, ticking, tracking, trafficking, trekking, tricking, trucking, tucking, tweaking, undertaking, undocking, unlocking, unpacking, unthinking, viking, walking, whacking, winking, wisecracking, woodworking, working, wracking, wreaking, wrecking, yanking. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-g-i-k-n-q-u" | |
-2 letters: kiang. | |
-3 letters: agin, akin, gain, gaun, gink, guan, gunk, kagu, kain, kina, king, kuna, quag, quai, quin, unai. | |
-4 letters: ain, ani, auk, gan, gin, gnu, gun, ink, kin, nag, qua. | |
-5 letters: ag, ai, an, in, ka, na, nu, un. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-g-i-k-n-q-u" | |
+1 letter: quacking. | |
+2 letters: squawking, squeaking. | |
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