Quake
WordNet
noun
(1) Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
verb
(2) Shake with seismic vibrations
"The earth was quaking"
(3) Shake with fast, tremulous movements
"His nostrils palpitated"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A trembling or shaking.
- We felt a quake in the apartment every time the train went by.
- An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.
- California is plagued by quakes, there are a few minor ones almost every month.