quaking

Example Sentences

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Troubles, however, are also quaking on the offensive side of America’s nuclear-weapons enterprise—specifically, the program to build a new land-based intercontinental ballistic missile, the Sentinel, to replace the 400 current ICBMs, known as Minuteman IIIs.

From Slate • Sep. 16, 2025

The role is so glorious that he almost breaks character when he begins quaking in earnest.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2024

Treinen was hardly quaking in his cleats, despite the fine mess he had gotten himself into.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2024

After Mark Butcher said England fans should "hide behind the sofa" and Jonathan Agnew admitted Australia had him "quaking", Cook's side produced a sensational performance to win the first Test in Cardiff.

From BBC • May 25, 2023

I would hold my head high—even if my heart was quaking.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai