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quakings

noun as in convulsion

noun as in fright

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Example Sentences

She had never wanted either of her men to know the inward quakings of her soul over each new risk as Stephen began to grow up.

I know not whether these quakings were shared by the Don, but certainly our misgivings never entered Moll's little head.

Even Mrs. Reade tried to subdue her stertorous breathing, to move with less ponderous quakings.

So with many inner quakings McRae finally decided that Jim should do the twirling.

She remembered the weirdness of that suspended lake, and thought with a shudder of the dreadful earth quakings.

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On this page you'll find 109 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to quakings, such as: earthquake, shiver, upheaval, vibration, agitation, and flutter.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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