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quaking in one's boots

quaking in one's boots is the present participle and gerund 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 quaking in one's boots

What is quaking in one's boots the present participle and gerund of?
Quaking in one's boots is the present participle and gerund of quake in one's boots.

Words near quaking in one's boots in the dictionary

  1. quaking asps
  2. quaking bog
  3. quaking bogs
  4. quaking grass
  5. quaking grasses
  6. quaking in one's boots
  7. quaking in one's shoes
  8. quaking pudding
  9. quaking puddings
  10. quaking-grass
  11. quakingly

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