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Shaky Common

Shaky has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

"a rickety table"

"a wobbly chair with shaky legs"

"the ladder felt a little wobbly"

"the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"

2

vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze

"a quaking bog"

"the quaking child asked for more"

"quivering leaves of a poplar tree"

"with shaking knees"

"seemed shaky on her feet"

"sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"

"trembling hands"

3

not secure; beset with difficulties

"a shaky marriage"

4

Shaking or trembling.

"Her hands were so shaky from the cold that she could barely hold her coffee cup."

Example Sentences
"a rickety table" adjective
"a wobbly chair with shaky legs" adjective
"the ladder felt a little wobbly" adjective
"the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky" adjective
"a quaking bog" adjective
"the quaking child asked for more" adjective
"quivering leaves of a poplar tree" adjective
"with shaking knees" adjective
"seemed shaky on her feet" adjective
"sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier" adjective
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
caky oaky laky beaky leaky quaky braky peaky hoaky snaky flaky weaky muzaky croaky tweaky freaky creaky breaky sneaky squeaky
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