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quake

noun as in earthquake

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

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

A spate of notable quakes have rattled Southern California in recent months — a reminder that the last three decades of relative seismic quiet won’t last forever.

But experts caution that the latest quakes don’t provide any additional clarity on the potential timing of such a cataclysm.

The quake, centered near Ontario, hit around 4 a.m. and was felt from Palmdale to San Diego.

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

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