Antonyms for quaking

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kweyk

Phonetic Transcription : kweɪk

Definition of quaking

Origin : Old English cwacian "quake, tremble, chatter (of teeth)," related to cweccan "to shake, swing, move, vibrate," of unknown origin with no certain cognates outside English. Perhaps somehow imitative. In reference to earth tremors, probably by c.1200. Related: Quaked; quaking.

verb shake, vibrate

Example sentences :

Standing on that quaking wall Foulet and I stared at each other.
Extract from : « The Floating Island of Madness » by Jason Kirby

Quaking, reeling, almost falling, she came tottering down the patio.
Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine

Father Pifferi, quaking with fear, thought he was there to protect Roma.
Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine

Then the wreckers, hand in hand, quaking and whimpering, stepped out to the mouth of the cave.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

Quaking with undefined fears, he pushed on until he had joined them.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

Of this Kenneth had now a proof that set him quaking with impatient fear.
Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini

But that quaking individual had taken advantage of the excitement to disappear.
Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham

Death was on every hand beyond that hill, and the hill itself was—quaking.
Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

He surveyed the quaking Sautee with a look of extreme contempt.
Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts

Mercedes begged, aghast, quaking in realisation of the enormity of her mistake.
Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance

Synonyms for quaking

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