Earthquake
Earthquake noun - A violent disturbance (as of the political or social order).
Usage example: the election of the socialist candidate caused a political earthquake that nearly led to a military coup
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Synonyms for Earthquake
Shaking and earthquake are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shaking" instead a noun "Earthquake".
Shaking
Shaking noun - A series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side.
Earthquake and shaking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Earthquake" instead a noun "Shaking".
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Related pairs
- disturbance and earthquake
- disturbance and shaking
- impact and earthquake
- impact and shaking
- agitation and earthquake
- agitation and shaking
- bump and earthquake
- bump and shaking
- shock and earthquake
- shock and shaking
- jarring and earthquake
- jarring and shaking
- vibration and earthquake
- vibration and shaking
Both words in one sentence
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Loudness War: The subwoofer in the very first episode, which is pretty much causing a miniature earthquake and shaking out of its shelf.
Source: Web Video / What the Cut - Parodied in the Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis version of Freaky Friday, where their senile grandfather mistakes his grandson shaking the table for an earthquake.
Source: Mistaken for Quake -
Friday mistakes the rumbling and shaking for an earthquake the first time it happens.
Source: Franchise / Dragnet
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