quakes

/kweษชks/

IPA: /K W EY1 K S/

noun
  1. 1

    A trembling or shaking.

    โ€œWe felt a quake in the apartment every time the train went by.โ€

  2. 2

    An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.

    โ€œCalifornia is plagued by quakes; there are a few minor ones almost every month.โ€

verb
  1. 1

    To tremble or shake.

    โ€œI felt the ground quaking beneath my feet.โ€

  2. 2

    To be in a state of fear, shock, amazement, etc., such as might cause one to tremble.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quake, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quakes