Shakiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a shaky motion

the quality of being unstable and insecure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈeɪkinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈeɪkinəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈeɪkinəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ʃˈeɪkinəs/.

Examples

the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe
the shakiness of the present regime

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quiver shaking vibration quivering trembling palpitation

Parts of Speech

noun	a shaky motion “the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe”
noun	the quality of being unstable and insecure “the shakiness of the present regime”

Word Forms

shake	verb	move with or as if with a tremor
shaky	adjective	vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
tremble	verb	move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
quiver	verb	shake with fast, tremulous movements
vibrational	adjective	of or relating to or characterized by vibration
vibrate	verb	shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
palpitate	verb	shake with fast, tremulous movements

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Zittern

eine zitternde Bewegung

🇫🇷French

tremblement

un mouvement tremblant

🇪🇸Spanish

inestabilidad

un movimiento tembloroso

🇮🇹Italian

tremori

un movimento traballante

🇳🇱Dutch

beverigheid

een wankele beweging

🇵🇹Portuguese

tremores

um movimento instável

🇷🇺Russian

шаткость

шаткое движение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्थिरता

एक अस्थिर गति

🇧🇩Bengali

নড়বড়েতা

একটি নড়বড়ে গতি

🇮🇳Tamil

நடுக்கம்

ஒரு நடுங்கும் இயக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వణుకు

ఒక వణుకుతున్న చలనం

🇮🇳Marathi

हलगर्जीपणा

एक डळमळीत हालचाल

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્થિરતા

અસ્થિર ગતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಲುಗಾಡುವಿಕೆ

ಒಂದು ಅಲುಗಾಡುವ ಚಲನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുലുക്കം

ഒരു ഇളകുന്ന ചലനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੰਬਣੀ

ਇੱਕ ਹਿੱਲਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਗਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہلچل

ایک متزلزل حرکت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

颤抖

摇晃的动作

🇯🇵Japanese

震え

不安定な動き

🇰🇷Korean

흔들림

흔들리는 움직임

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự run rẩy

một chuyển động run rẩy

🇹🇭Thai

ความสั่นคลอน

การเคลื่อนไหวสั่นคลอน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kegoyahan

gerakan gemetar

🇵🇭Filipino

panginginig

isang nanginginig na galaw

🇲🇾Malay

goyah

gerakan goyah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اهتزاز

حركة هشة

🇮🇷Persian

لرزش

یک حرکت لرزان

🇹🇷Turkish

sallantı

titrek bir hareket

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִי יַצִיבוּת

תנועה מטלטלת

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