quaking

noun

Trembling; fear; agitation.

a. & n. from quake, v.

an American species of poplar (Populus tremuloides), the leaves of which tremble in the lightest breeze. It much resembles the European aspen. See Aspen.

a bog of forming peat so saturated with water that it shakes when trodden upon.

Rattlesnake grass (Glyceria Canadensis).

noun

The action of the verb to quake.

adjective

That shakes or shivers.

verb

Present participle of quake.