quakes
Ground tremors violently
Quakes is the plural of quake, most commonly referring to earthquakes—sudden, violent shakings of the ground caused by shifts in the earth's crust.
The word extends to any intense trembling or shaking, whether of the body or other things: She felt quakes of fear run through her.
As a verb form, quakes describes the action of shaking or trembling: The ground quakes beneath our feet.
He quakes at the thought of public speaking.
Involuntary rhythmic shaking
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- magnitudeSize or scale
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
- faultlineCrustal fracture zone
seismograph · tectonics · tsunami · liquefaction · subduction · hypocenter · seismology · P-waves
Convulsive trembling from fear
- shiverInvoluntary trembling sensation
- trembleShake from fear
- quiverTrembling or arrow case
- convulseShake involuntarily, violently
vibrate · shake · wobble · judder · palpitate · flutter · oscillate · jolt
Violent disturbance of order
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
precariousness · fragility · chaos · disorder · shakeup · unrest · convulsion · aftershock
tremor
Involuntary rhythmic shaking
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- magnitudeSize or scale
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
faultline · seismograph · tectonics · tsunami · liquefaction · subduction · hypocenter · seismology · P-waves · S-waves
shudder
Convulsive trembling from fear
convulse · vibrate · shake · wobble · judder · palpitate · flutter · oscillate · jolt · quaver
upheaval
Violent disturbance of order
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
uncertainty · precariousness · fragility · chaos · disorder · shakeup · unrest · convulsion · aftershock · tremor
terror
Extreme, overwhelming fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
fright · anxiety · apprehension · petrified · cower · recoil · flinch
- earthquakesepicenter, magnitude, tremor, tremors, aftershock
- disastersdisaster, catastrophe, floods, calamity, hurricane
- fluctuationsfluctuations, oscillations, variations, swings, waves
quakesstillness
Complete lack of motion
stability · calm · solid ground · peace · tranquility
quakessteadies
Makes firm or stable
calms · stills · composure · stillness · steadiness
quakesstillness
Complete lack of motion
steadiness · motionlessness · immobility · fixedness · stability
- quake in one's bootsTo tremble with fear
- quaking in boots
- Quaker OatsMajor hot cereal brand
- quake in one's shoesBe extremely frightened
- quaking aspenTremulous deciduous tree
- Quaker meetingSilent communal religious service
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