shaky
Shaking or tremblingShaking or trembling.
» The legs of the table are shaky.
Die Tischbeine sind wackelig. — Manfredo
Ножки этого стола неустойчивы. — neigka
Ножки этого стола шатаются. — neigka
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 sensesShaking 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
For quotations using this term, see Citations:shaky.
растрескавшийсяrastreskavšijsja
Easily shaken; tottering; unsound.
a shaky constitution
shaky business credit
шаткийšatkij, зыбкийzybkij
Wavering; undecided.
- 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
Examples
25 sentencesThe legs of the table are shaky.
ruНожки этого стола неустойчивы. — neigka
deDie Tischbeine sind wackelig. — Manfredo
You're on pretty shaky ground here, Tom.
I'm feeling very shaky.
I'm a little shaky.
He answered with a shaky voice.
ruОн ответил трясущимся голосом. — Robertpaulson
deEr antwortete mit schwacher Stimme. — pengpau
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 3
Forms
shakier, shakiestSynonyms
10 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form