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quaked in one's boots

quaked in one's boots is the simple past and past participle of quake in one's boots.

Meaning of quake in one's boots

Verb

quake in one's boots (third-person singular simple present quakes in one's boots, present participle quaking in one's boots, simple past and past participle quaked in one's boots)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To be very frightened, scared, or nervous.
    • The thought of climbing that high had him quaking in his boots.

Questions about quaked in one's boots

What is quaked in one's boots the simple past and past participle of?
Quaked in one's boots is the simple past and past participle of quake in one's boots.

Words near quaked in one's boots in the dictionary

  1. quakebreech
  2. quakebreeches
  3. quakebuttock
  4. quakebuttocks
  5. quaked
  6. quaked in one's boots
  7. quaked in one's shoes
  8. quakelike
  9. Quakenbush
  10. Quakenbushes
  11. quakeproof

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