shaky
adjective
tending to shake or tremble.
shakiness
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a word derived from
shaky.
Example Sentences
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But another factor might also help explain some of the recent shakiness: BDCs are more loaded with debt than they used to be, often in ways that are hard to discern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Habana: "There was a shakiness over whether they could win it, not like their team in 2015."
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2023
Hurkacz held three set points when he led the opening tiebreaker 6-3, but he showed some shakiness and couldn’t hold on.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
“Like even the shakiness of their voice or nervousness in their voice, and it felt like, ‘OK, this is real.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023
I knew from the shakiness in my legs and the burning in my lungs that I couldn’t run.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
