CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

FROM THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the word ‘quaking’ mean?
A
Shaking because of fear
B
Laughing with noise
C
Requesting
D
Speaking too much
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -/kweɪk/ to shake because you are very frightened or find something very funny, or to feel or show great fear: Every time I get on a plane, I quake with fear. Charlie stood outside the head teacher’s office, quaking in his boots/shoes (= feeling very frightened).

Detailed explanation-2: -to shake slightly in a way that you cannot control, for example because you are frightened, angry, or excited, or because of illness: I was trembling with fear, panicking that I had not made the right decision.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definitions of quake. verb. shake with fast, tremulous movements. synonyms: palpitate, quiver.

Detailed explanation-4: -: to shake involuntarily (as with fear or cold) : shiver. : to move, sound, pass, or come to pass as if shaken or tremulous. the building trembled from the blast. 3. : to be affected with great fear or anxiety.

Detailed explanation-5: -Trembling of the heart; trepidation; fear.

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