Speakur

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quake in one's boots

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
quake in one's -boots
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be very frightened, scared, or nervous.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

quakes in one's boots (present, singular) quaking in one's boots (participle, present) quaked in one's boots (participle, past) quaked in one's boots (past) shake in one's boots (alternative) quake in one's shoes (alternative) shake in one's shoes (alternative)

Questions

What does quake in one's boots mean?
To be very frightened, scared, or nervous.

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