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earthquake
/ˈɜːθkweɪk/
noun
A sudden shaking of the ground caused by movement deep in the Earth.
- “The earthquake damaged bridges and cut off the main road.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))