The legs of the table are shaky.
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Shaky
//ˈʃeɪki//
Synonyms for "shaky" (237 found)
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Closest matches (48)
Strong matches (71)
drawlydroopingdubiousdysphoniceasyexplosivefearfulfearingfearsomefeeblefidgetingfidgetyflappingflimsyfloatingfluctuantflutteryfossilizedfragilefree
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frozenfrozen to deathgerontalgeronticgoosygroggygutturalhalf-frozenhangingharshhawkinghazardoushoarseiffyin a quiverin fearinarticulateindecisiveindistinctinfirminsubstantialjitteryjumpylaxlispingloosemispronouncedmossbackedmoth eatenmoth-eatenmousymummylikemuzzynasalnervouspalsiedpapery-skinnedperilousproblematicprovisionalquakingquaveringquaveryquestionablequiveringquiveryrabbityrachiticrackety
Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (118)
ramshacklerattletrapravaged with agerelaxedricketishriskyrockyrootlessrun to seedrustyscarysenileshakingshiftingshiftyshiveryshook upshrinkingshriveledshuddering
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shysinkingskitteryskittishslackslipperysloppysnufflingspideryspindlysqueamishstartlishstifledstrangledstreamingstricken in yearssuccussatorysuccussivesuspectsuspiciousteeteringteeterytemporarytendertentativetenuousthickthroatyticklishtimeworntimidtimoroustotteringtotterytreacheroustremblingtremblytremulanttremuloustrepidanttricktrigger happytrigger-happytumbledowntwangytwitchytwitteryunanchoredunbalancedunbounduncertainunclearundependableundoneuneasyunfaithworthyunfastenedunfixedunhealthyunpredictableunreliableunsafeunsettledunsolidunsoundunstableunsteadfastunsteadyunstuckunsubstantialunsubstantiatedunsupportedunsureuntieduntrustworthyunwellvacillatevacillatingvelarvibratingwaveringweakwith chattering teethwitheredwizenedwobblingwobbly
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Translations
37 translations across 19 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- неустойчив adj (unsound)
- разклатен adj (unsound)
- треперещ adj (unstady, wobbly)
- тресящ се adj (unstady, wobbly)
Catalan
1 entries- tremolós adj (shaking)
Cebuano
1 entries- huyang adj (unstady, wobbly)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 发抖的 adj (shaking)
- 颤抖的 adj (shaking)
Dutch
4 entries- bibberig adj (shaking)
- gammel adj (unsound)
- onzeker adj (unsound)
- trillerig adj (shaking)
Esperanto
3 entries- nestabila adj (unstady, wobbly)
- tremanta adj (shaking)
- tremema adj (unsound)
French
1 entries- instable adj (unsound)
Hungarian
1 entries- rozoga adj (unstady, wobbly)
Ingrian
1 entries- hatara adj (unstady, wobbly)
Italian
1 entries- malfermo adj (unsound)
Latin
1 entries- instābilis adj (unsound)
Manx
1 entries- craagh adj (shaking)
Māori
1 entries- tūretireti adj (unsound)
Occitan
3 entries- instable adj (unsound)
- malgalhard adj (unsound)
- malsan adj (unsound)
Plautdietsch
2 entries- flautrich adj (shaking)
- schlakrich adj (shaking)
Russian
4 entries- дрожащий adj (shaking)
- зыбкий adj (unsound)
- растрескавшийся adj (full of cracks)
- шаткий adj (unsound)
Scots
2 entries- shooglie adj (shaking)
- shooglie adj (unsound)
Spanish
1 entries- tembloroso adj (shaking)
Swedish
2 entries- skakig adj (shaking)
- skakig adj (unsound)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
This table is shaky. Make it stay firm.
Source: tatoeba (60871)
I'm feeling very shaky.
Source: tatoeba (2546627)
I'm a little shaky.
Source: tatoeba (2548741)
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