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Meaning of 'shaky'
Meaning of 'shaky' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Shaky 
[ superl.]
- Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a
shaky hand. [ superl.]- Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber.
- Easily shaken; tottering; unsound; as, a shaky constitution; shaky business credit.
Meaning of 'shaky' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. shaky [ s]
[ s]Meaning (1):
- vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
- vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
Example in sentence:
- a quaking bog;
- quivering leaves of a poplar tree;
- seemed shaky on her feet;
- sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier;
- the quaking child asked for more;
- trembling hands;
- with shaking knees
Meaning (2):
- inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
- inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
Example in sentence:
- a rickety table;
- a wobbly chair with shaky legs;
- the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky;
- the ladder felt a little wobbly
Meaning (3):
- not secure; beset with difficulties
- not secure; beset with difficulties
Example in sentence:
- a shaky marriage
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