B2adjective · rare

shaky

shaky · shakier · shakiest

хиткий, хисткий

дрожащий, шаткий, зыбкий, растрескавшийся

instabil, labil

Shaking or tremblingShaking or trembling.

/ˈʃeɪki/

» The legs of the table are shaky.

Die Tischbeine sind wackelig.

Ножки этого стола неустойчивы.

Ножки этого стола шатаются.

Meaning

5 senses

Shaking or trembling.
a shaky spot in a marsh
a shaky hand
дрожащийdrožaščij
Nervous, anxious.
He’s a nice guy but when he talks to me, he acts shaky.
Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.
shaky timber
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растрескавшийсяrastreskavšijsja
Easily shaken; tottering; unsound.
a shaky constitution
shaky business credit
шаткийšatkij, зыбкийzybkij
Wavering; undecided.

More definitions

vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
not secure; beset with difficulties
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect

25 sentences

The legs of the table are shaky.
ruНожки этого стола неустойчивы.
deDie Tischbeine sind wackelig.
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You're on pretty shaky ground here, Tom.
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I'm feeling very shaky.
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I'm a little shaky.
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He answered with a shaky voice.
ruОн ответил трясущимся голосом.
deEr antwortete mit schwacher Stimme.
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4 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

shaking:

full of cracks:

unsound:

shakier, shakiest

Comparative	shakier Lesson
Superlative	shakiest Lesson

regular

10 synonyms

Close in meaning

vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze:shivering trembling
not secure; beset with difficulties:precarious
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect:rickety wobbly wonky

4 related words

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