quake

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A trembling or shaking.
2. An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.
3. (figuratively) Something devastating, like a strong earthquake.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To tremble or shake.
2. (figuratively, intransitive) To be in a state of fear, shock, amazement, etc., such as might cause one to tremble.

Conceptes

tremolar

sisme

terratrèmol

vibrar

estremir-se

sotragada

trémer

sotrac

tremolor

trepidar

Sinònims

shake

🫨

tremble

quiver

shiver

tremor

earthquake

shudder

vibrate

trembling

shaking

🫨

temblor

quaver

palpitate

shock

⚡

wave

👋

quaking

seism

vibration

quivering

jolt

jolting

waggle

wag

rock

🪨

wigwag

shimmy

shake violently

rattle

flutter

swing

bump

tumble

vibes

vibrating

wabble

waddle

waver

wiggle

wobble

pendulate

beat fast

tremulation

vibra

vibrance

fear

😨

tremblor

seismic disturbance

start with fear

oscillating motion

oscillating movement

Traduccions

trembler

temblar

terremoto

beben

tremer

zittern

séisme

sisma

Erdbeben

terremoto

tremare

σεισμός

aardbeving

terremoto

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/kweɪk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: quaken

Heretat de anglès antic: cwacian

Cognat amb anglès antic: cweċċan

Cognat amb neerlandès: kwakkelen

Cognat amb alemany: Quackelei

Cognat amb danès: kvakle

Cognat amb llatí: vexō

Cognat amb irlandès: bogadh

In summary

From Middle English quaken, from Old English cwacian (“to quake, tremble, chatter”), from Proto-Germanic *kwakōną (“to shake, quiver, tremble”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷog- (“to shake, swing”), related to Old English cweċċan (“to shake, swing, move, vibrate, shake off, give up”) (see quitch), Dutch kwakkelen (“to ail, be ailing”), German Quackelei (“chattering”), Danish kvakle (“to bungle”), Latin vexō (“toss, shake violently, jostle, vex”), Irish bogadh (“a move, movement, shift, change”).