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Quaking — Quak ing, a. & n. from {Quake}, v. [1913 Webster] {Quaking aspen} (Bot.), an American species of poplar ({Populus tremuloides}), the leaves of which tremble in the lightest breeze. It much resembles the European aspen. See {Aspen}. {Quaking bog} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quaking — Quake Quake, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quaked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quaking}.] [AS. cwacian; cf. G. quackeln. Cf. {Quagmire}.] 1. To be agitated with quick, short motions continually repeated; to shake with fear, cold, etc.; to shudder; to tremble.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quaking aspen — Quaking Quak ing, a. & n. from {Quake}, v. [1913 Webster] {Quaking aspen} (Bot.), an American species of poplar ({Populus tremuloides}), the leaves of which tremble in the lightest breeze. It much resembles the European aspen. See {Aspen}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quaking bog — Quaking Quak ing, a. & n. from {Quake}, v. [1913 Webster] {Quaking aspen} (Bot.), an American species of poplar ({Populus tremuloides}), the leaves of which tremble in the lightest breeze. It much resembles the European aspen. See {Aspen}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quaking grass — Quaking Quak ing, a. & n. from {Quake}, v. [1913 Webster] {Quaking aspen} (Bot.), an American species of poplar ({Populus tremuloides}), the leaves of which tremble in the lightest breeze. It much resembles the European aspen. See {Aspen}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quaking Houses — is a small village near to the town of Stanley in County Durham, in England. It may have been originally settled by Quakers, but during the Industrial Revolution it developed into a mining village with traditional terraced houses. The Quaker… … Wikipedia
quaking aspen — ☆ quaking aspen n. a North American poplar (Populus tremuloides) with small, flat stemmed leaves that tremble in the lightest breeze * * * … Universalium
quaking aspen — ☆ quaking aspen n. a North American poplar (Populus tremuloides) with small, flat stemmed leaves that tremble in the lightest breeze … English World dictionary
quaking grass — n. any of a genus (Briza) of annual or perennial grasses having delicate spikelets on very thin stalks that tremble in the lightest breeze … English World dictionary
Quaking Aspen Falls — Infobox Waterfall name = Quaking Aspen Falls caption = location = On Tioga Road near Yosemite Creek, Yosemite National Park type = Multi Strand height = 25 feet height longest = number drops = average flow = world rank = Quaking Aspen Falls (also … Wikipedia
