SHAKY


Meaning of SHAKY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʃeɪki ]

( shakier, shakiest)

1.

If you describe a situation as shaky , you mean that it is weak or unstable, and seems unlikely to last long or be successful.

A shaky ceasefire is holding after three days of fighting between rival groups...

I’m afraid that this school year is off to a shaky start...

ADJ

2.

If your body or your voice is shaky , you cannot control it properly and it shakes, for example because you are ill or nervous.

We have all had a shaky hand and a dry mouth before speaking in public...

ADJ

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