Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shaky

/ˈʃeɪki/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: shaky
IPA: /ˈʃeɪki/

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaking or trembling.

adj

Nervous, anxious.

adj

Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.

adj

Easily shaken; tottering; unsound.

adj

Wavering; undecided.

Example Sentences

"a shaky spot in a marsh"
"a shaky hand"
"He’s a nice guy but when he talks to me, he acts shaky."
"For the college clinician, restless nights after letting a shaky student walk out of the office are an occupational hazard. Are the student's safety assurances credible? Will he or she make it safely through the weekend?"
"Villa had plenty of opportunities to make the game safe after a shaky start and despite not reaching any great heights, they were resolute enough to take control of the game in the second half."
"shaky timber"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skek-der. Proto-Germanic *skakaną Proto-West Germanic *skakan Old English sċacan Middle English schaken English shake English -y English shaky From shake + -y.

Inflected Forms

shakier (comparative) shakiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

shakily shakiness shakycam

Phrases

on shaky ground

Synonyms

precarious rickety unsteady tottering unsafe unstable wobbly wonky

Rhymes With

flaky reiki achy blakey seki saiki breaky lakey aikey wakey shakey snaky

Questions

How do you pronounce shaky?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃeɪki/.
What does shaky mean?: Shaking or trembling.
Where does shaky come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skek-der. Proto-Germanic *skakaną Proto-West Germanic *skakan Old English sċacan Middle English schaken English shake English -y English shaky From shake + -y.

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