Shaky - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈʃeɪkɪ|  American pronunciation of the word shaky
Brit.  |ˈʃeɪkɪ|  British pronunciation of the word shaky

adjective

- inclined to shake as from weakness or defect (syn: rickety, wobbly, wonky)
a wobbly chair with shaky legs
- vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze (syn: trembling)
seemed shaky on her feet
- not secure; beset with difficulties (syn: precarious)
a shaky marriage

Extra examples

She took a few shaky steps before she collapsed.

Her commitment to the cause seems shaky.

Their marriage is on shaky ground.

The team has performed better lately after getting off to a shaky start.

The chair was so shaky in the legs.

His seat in Parliament was shaky.

He is shaky in his spelling.

To all outward appearances everything was fine, but under the surface the marriage was very shaky.

He tried to walk, but managed only a few shaky steps.

After a shaky start, he rallied and won the title in style.

The ground feels shaky

Word forms

adjective
comparative: shakier
superlative: shakiest
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