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Meaning of 'shaky' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shaky [ superl.]
- Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky hand.
- 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]
Meaning (1):
- 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
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
Example in sentence:
  • a shaky marriage

Nearby Words:

shab shabbed shabbily shabbiness shabbing shabble shabby shabrack shack shackatory

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