quake
Noun
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Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity (synset 107443554)
hypernym: geological phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earthhyponym:
- seismic disturbance, shock - an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
- earth tremor, microseism, tremor - a small earthquake
- seaquake, submarine earthquake - an earthquake at the sea bed
Verb
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Shake with fast, tremulous movements (synset 201893122)
"His nostrils palpitated"hypernym: tremble - move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
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Shake with seismic vibrations (synset 201892777)
"The earth was quaking"synonym: tremor
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