Quake
verb
To shake or tremble because of fear, cold, excitement, or an earthquake.
The ground quaked during the earthquake.
Often appears as...
- quake with fear
- the earth quaked
noun
A tremble or vibration, often due to an earthquake.
The quake caused significant damage to buildings.
Often appears as...
- earthquake
- major quake
verb
To shake or tremble because of fear, cold, excitement, or an earthquake.
The ground quaked during the earthquake.
Often appears as...
- quake with fear
- the earth quaked
noun
A tremble or vibration, often due to an earthquake.
The quake caused significant damage to buildings.
Often appears as...
- earthquake
- major quake
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Used to emphasize strong emotions beyond physical shaking.
He quaked with rage after the unfair decision.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Literal
'Quake' can be used metaphorically for describing internal feelings.
She quaked at the thought of speaking in public.
Pro Tip 3/3Exaggeration Alert
Sometimes 'quake' is used to exaggerate a slight nervous feeling.
I quaked in my boots waiting for the test results.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Used to emphasize strong emotions beyond physical shaking.
He quaked with rage after the unfair decision.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Literal
'Quake' can be used metaphorically for describing internal feelings.
She quaked at the thought of speaking in public.
Pro Tip 3/3Exaggeration Alert
Sometimes 'quake' is used to exaggerate a slight nervous feeling.
I quaked in my boots waiting for the test results.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Used to emphasize strong emotions beyond physical shaking.
He quaked with rage after the unfair decision.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Literal
'Quake' can be used metaphorically for describing internal feelings.
She quaked at the thought of speaking in public.
Pro Tip 3/3Exaggeration Alert
Sometimes 'quake' is used to exaggerate a slight nervous feeling.
I quaked in my boots waiting for the test results.
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Video examples
Medicine's future?...
quake at Stanford micro fluidics can replace an entire lab of technicians and put it on a chip enable thousands of tests to be done at the point-of-care anywhere in the world and this is really going to leverage technology to the rural and the underserved and unable what used to be thousand-dollar tests to be done at pennies and at the
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Why do buildings fall in...
During the quake, many buildings between six and fifteen stories tall collapsed. What's strange is that while shorter buildings nearby did keep standing, buildings taller than fifteen stories were also less damaged, and the midsized buildings that collapsed were observed shaking far more violently than the earthquake itself.
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Earthquakes 101 PIPE...
bump and grind against one another it's there along the seams where earthquakes tend to happen when friction between the two plates is violent enough seismic shock waves ripple through the ground rattling everything that stands on it the stronger and shallower the quake the
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Rare Video: Japan...
seawall in the comedy city the seawall here was the world's deepest and largest but not enough for the magnitude of the March 11 disaster it was the largest quake ever known in Japan and one of the five largest reported in the world more
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Why are earthquakes so...
are overdue for a massive earthquake. But due to the many variables involved, this method can only predict very loose timeframes. To predict more imminent events, researchers have investigated the vibrations Earth elicits before a quake.
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Peter Haas: Haiti's...
providing engineering and business support to small businesses. And after the quake, we started bringing in earthquake engineers to figure out why the buildings collapsed, to examine what was safe and what wasn't. Working with MINUSTAH,
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Killer Tsunamis PIPE...
scientists monitor tremors and quakes from around the globe if a quake big enough to cause a tsunami occurs it is their job to alert the coastlines in the tsunamis path the advice is simple move to higher ground wait for news that the
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Quake-Proof Bridge PIPE...
harmony to mimic a tremor during this man-made quake the dampers react to keep the tower steady but on January the 17th 1995 nature tests the technology for real
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Washington Quake PIPE...
fortunately when it was over there was just one death indirectly attributed to the quake only a few were seriously injured the city itself escaped major
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Tiger vs. Crocs PIPE...
retreat kill swimming backwards in the water plant show quake underestimate
Video examples
Medicine's future?...
quake at Stanford micro fluidics can replace an entire lab of technicians and put it on a chip enable thousands of tests to be done at the point-of-care anywhere in the world and this is really going to leverage technology to the rural and the underserved and unable what used to be thousand-dollar tests to be done at pennies and at the
Video examples
Why do buildings fall in...
During the quake, many buildings between six and fifteen stories tall collapsed. What's strange is that while shorter buildings nearby did keep standing, buildings taller than fifteen stories were also less damaged, and the midsized buildings that collapsed were observed shaking far more violently than the earthquake itself.
Video examples
Earthquakes 101 PIPE...
bump and grind against one another it's there along the seams where earthquakes tend to happen when friction between the two plates is violent enough seismic shock waves ripple through the ground rattling everything that stands on it the stronger and shallower the quake the
Video examples
Rare Video: Japan...
seawall in the comedy city the seawall here was the world's deepest and largest but not enough for the magnitude of the March 11 disaster it was the largest quake ever known in Japan and one of the five largest reported in the world more
Video examples
Why are earthquakes so...
are overdue for a massive earthquake. But due to the many variables involved, this method can only predict very loose timeframes. To predict more imminent events, researchers have investigated the vibrations Earth elicits before a quake.
Video examples
Peter Haas: Haiti's...
providing engineering and business support to small businesses. And after the quake, we started bringing in earthquake engineers to figure out why the buildings collapsed, to examine what was safe and what wasn't. Working with MINUSTAH,
Video examples
Killer Tsunamis PIPE...
scientists monitor tremors and quakes from around the globe if a quake big enough to cause a tsunami occurs it is their job to alert the coastlines in the tsunamis path the advice is simple move to higher ground wait for news that the
Video examples
Quake-Proof Bridge PIPE...
harmony to mimic a tremor during this man-made quake the dampers react to keep the tower steady but on January the 17th 1995 nature tests the technology for real
Video examples
Washington Quake PIPE...
fortunately when it was over there was just one death indirectly attributed to the quake only a few were seriously injured the city itself escaped major
Video examples
Tiger vs. Crocs PIPE...
retreat kill swimming backwards in the water plant show quake underestimate
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Quote examples
Rob Sheffield
American Journalist
Every now and then, Prince decides to try being a normal rock star. You know, the kind who does a professional arena tour where he plays the hits. But part of what makes him such an eternally fascinating star is that he lives in his own private purple world, even when he sets out to make the house quake.
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Bill Dedman
American Journalist
Nuclear power plants built in the areas usually thought of as earthquake zones, such as the California coastline, have a surprisingly low risk of damage from those earthquakes. Why? They built anticipating a major quake.
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Camille Paglia
American Author
High Romanticism shows you nature in all its harsh and lovely metamorphoses. Flood, fire and quake fling us back to the primal struggle for survival and reveal our gross dependency on mammoth, still mysterious forces.
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Flying Lotus
American Musician
I was 10 years old when the Northridge quake happened, and I lived right in the area, so it was a traumatic thing for me. I'd never had anything like that happen before. It's always stuck with me.
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Vernon Howard
American Author
Evil wants you to think that its power is absolute, endless. It wants to so make you quake and quiver that all you'll do is fall down and worship it.
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Johnny Vegas
British Comedian
I believe that Britain is becoming more class-conscious, and I quake at the very idea of Old Etonians ruling the world again.
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Charles Stanley
American Clergyman
God has ways of shaking the world when He is at work. He literally caused the ground to quake when Jesus died on the cross.
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Peter Hook
English Musician
Bootleggers quake in fear of me ringing them on a Sunday afternoon. I call after dinner, usually.
Quote examples
Rob Sheffield
American Journalist
Every now and then, Prince decides to try being a normal rock star. You know, the kind who does a professional arena tour where he plays the hits. But part of what makes him such an eternally fascinating star is that he lives in his own private purple world, even when he sets out to make the house quake.
Quote examples
Bill Dedman
American Journalist
Nuclear power plants built in the areas usually thought of as earthquake zones, such as the California coastline, have a surprisingly low risk of damage from those earthquakes. Why? They built anticipating a major quake.
Quote examples
Camille Paglia
American Author
High Romanticism shows you nature in all its harsh and lovely metamorphoses. Flood, fire and quake fling us back to the primal struggle for survival and reveal our gross dependency on mammoth, still mysterious forces.
Quote examples
Flying Lotus
American Musician
I was 10 years old when the Northridge quake happened, and I lived right in the area, so it was a traumatic thing for me. I'd never had anything like that happen before. It's always stuck with me.
Quote examples
Vernon Howard
American Author
Evil wants you to think that its power is absolute, endless. It wants to so make you quake and quiver that all you'll do is fall down and worship it.
Quote examples
Johnny Vegas
British Comedian
I believe that Britain is becoming more class-conscious, and I quake at the very idea of Old Etonians ruling the world again.
Quote examples
Charles Stanley
American Clergyman
God has ways of shaking the world when He is at work. He literally caused the ground to quake when Jesus died on the cross.
Quote examples
Peter Hook
English Musician
Bootleggers quake in fear of me ringing them on a Sunday afternoon. I call after dinner, usually.
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