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2. Adjective. That shakes or shivers. ¹

3. Verb. (present participle of quake) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Quaking

1. quake [v] - See also: quake

Medical Definition of Quaking

1. From Quake, Quaking aspen One of several grasses of the genus Briza, having slender-stalked and pendulous ovate spikelets, which quake and rattle in the wind. Briza maxima is the large quaking grass; B. Media and B. Minor are the smaller kinds. Rattlesnake grass (Glyceria Canadensis). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quaking

Literary usage of Quaking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"The author of the book called, ' The quaking Mountebank,' Sfc. His principles follow. His words are seen in the light, and are condemned for the fire. ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... a genus 01 grasses, commonly called quaking-grass, maiden's-hair, or lady's- tresses. There are about 30 species, chiefly i found in South America. ..."

3. The Universal Songster: Or, Museum of Mirth: Forming the Most Complete (1834)
"With his shaking, quaking. " Och !" says she, " you're out of tune ; So, get along, you catgut-scraper !" With your whack, &c. ..."

4. Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 by Henry Youle Hind (1860)
"quaking Bog. — Pitching Track.—Rabbits.— Foot of Mountain. — Cretaceous Rocks.— Terraces.—Conical Hills.—White Spruce.—Brown-nosed Bear. ..."

5. Before Adam by Jack London (1907)
"Hair-Face ran out on the quaking morass and gained the firmer footing of a grass-hummock a dozen yards away. His wife did not follow. ..."

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