quaking

v. tremble, shake, shiver, shudder

Adjective
1. 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"
(synonym) quivering, shaking, shaky, shivering, trembling
(similar) unsteady

Noun
1. shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
(synonym) earthquake, temblor, seism
(hypernym) geological phenomenon
(hyponym) shock, seismic disturbance
(derivation) tremor
Verb
1. shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"
(synonym) quiver, palpitate
(hypernym) tremble
(derivation) quaker, trembler
2. shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking"
(synonym) tremor
(hypernym) shake, agitate
(derivation) earthquake, temblor, seism

a. & n. from Quake, v.
  

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Quake
  

A string-oriented language designed to support the construction of Modula-3 programs from modules, interfaces and libraries. Written by Stephen Harrison of DEC SRC, 1993.

Synonyms and related words:
agitation, ague, aquiver, aspen, bumpiness, chattering, chills of fear, chorea, cold creeps, cold shivers, cold sweat, creeps, didder, disquiet, disquietude, dithers, fear and trembling, fidgetiness, fidgets, fits and starts, flutter, goose bumps, gooseflesh, heartquake, heaving, horripilation, inquietude, jactation, jactitation, jerkiness, jimjams, joltiness, nervousness, palpitation, palsied, palsy, panting, perturbation, pitapat, pitter-patter, quaver, quavering, quavery, quiver, quiver of terror, quivering, quivery, restlessness, shakes, shaking, shaky, shiver, shivering, shivers, shivery, shudder, shuddering, spasms, succussatory, succussion, succussive, sweat, thrill of fear, throb, throbbing, tremble, trembling, trembly, tremor, tremulant, tremulous, tremulousness, trepidation, trepidity, twitter, uneasiness, unrest, vibrating, vibration, wobbly