how to pronounce quake

/kwɛɪk/

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quake is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of quake in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… nice quake in Antarctica which is when …”

meaning of quake

Quake is a type of tremor or shaking.

quake frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word quake occurs in english on average 1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.