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fleshquake

fleshquake noun: a tremor or quiver of the body.

Noun

fleshquake (plural fleshquakes)

  1. A tremor or quiver of the body.
    • Not he! beadles don't smile in public life, only when out of uniform; and as to using a handkerchief, he could not do that, unless compelled by such a fleshquake or sneeze as now shakes Mr Purkis's frame, caused by that sooty dust that pervades the church and not by damp.1877, George Manville Fenn, A little world, volume 3, page 260

Forms of fleshquake

pluralfleshquakes

Origin of fleshquake

From flesh + quake.

Questions about fleshquake

What does fleshquake mean?
Fleshquake means a tremor or quiver of the body.
What part of speech is fleshquake?
Fleshquake is a noun.
What is the plural of fleshquake?
The plural of fleshquake is fleshquakes.

Words near fleshquake in the dictionary

  1. fleshmonger
  2. fleshmongers
  3. fleshpot
  4. fleshpots
  5. fleshpottery
  6. fleshquake
  7. fleshquakes
  8. fleshspace
  9. fleshtuber
  10. fleshtubers
  11. fleshworm

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