shaky

Letters that make shaky

s, a, k, h, y are letters that make 'shaky'

Words within shaky

HA, AK, KY are words within 'shaky'


3 possible definitions for 'shaky'

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

Under this definition, shaky is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

shivering, trembling have the same meaning as 'shaky'

Derivatives of shaky

shakiness, palpitation, vibration, quivering, shaking, quiver, trembling are derivatives of 'shaky'.

Similar to shaky

unsteady is similar to shaky.

Example of shaky used within this context

"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"


Shaky as "inclined to shake as from weakness or defect"

Under this definition, shaky is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rickety, wobbly, wonky have the same meaning as 'shaky'

Derivatives of shaky

unsteadiness, ricketiness, shake, shakiness, palpitation, vibration, quivering, shaking, quiver, trembling, tremble, shiver, wobble are derivatives of 'shaky'.

Similar to shaky

unstable is similar to shaky.

Example of shaky used within this context

"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"


Shaky as "not secure, beset with difficulties"

Under this definition, shaky is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

precarious has the same meaning as shaky

Derivatives of shaky

uncertainty, uncertainness, precariousness, shakiness are derivatives of 'shaky'.

Similar to shaky

insecure, unsafe are similar to 'shaky'.

Example of shaky used within this context

"a shaky marriage"



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