Meanings
quaking1
quaking2
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of quake
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
quaking · noun
- Old Englishcwacung“quaking, trembling”
- Middle Englishquakinge
- Englishquaking
From Middle English quakinge, quakyng, from Old English cwacung (“quaking, trembling”), equivalent to quake + -ing.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →quaking · adjective, verb
- Old Englishcwacian“to quake, tremble”
- Old Englishcwaciende“quaking”
- Middle Englishquakynge
- Englishquaking
From Middle English quakynge, quakand, from Old English cwaciende (“quaking”), present participle of Old English cwacian (“to quake, tremble”); equivalent to quake + -ing.
More words from Middle English, Old English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek τρόμος
- τρόμος (trómos)the action of the verb to quake
Bulgarian треперене
- треперене (treperene)the action of the verb to quake
Cite this entry
quaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quaking
“quaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quaking. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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