Earthquake: alternatives and connections

Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.

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The act or rending asunder, or the state of being rent asunder or broken in pieces; breach; rent; dilaceration; rupture; as, the disruption of rocks…

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An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a disturbance of religious exercis…

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To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings.

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A commotion or fuss

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Bustle; stir; commotion; ado.

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A quaking of the sea.

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A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stoo…

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A trembling; a shivering or shaking; a quivering or vibratory motion; as, the tremor of a person who is weak, infirm, or old.

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To be agitated with quick, short motions continually repeated; to shake with fear, cold, etc.; to shudder; to tremble.

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