toquake

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verb

To quake or tremble exceedingly.

OriginMiddle English toquaken →
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Meanings

verbtoquake (third-person singular simple present toquakes, present participle toquaking, simple past and past participle toquaked)

present singular third person toquakes · participle present toquaking · participle past toquaked · past toquaked

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo quake or tremble exceedingly.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtoquaken
  2. Englishtoquake

From Middle English toquaken, equivalent to to- + quake.

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APA

toquake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toquake

MLA

“toquake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toquake. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toquake,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toquake.

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