Meaning & use
quaky
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Shaky or trembling; unsteady, as if about to give way.
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His quaky voice revealed how nervous he was before the interview.
The old rope bridge felt quaky with every step across it.
A note on using this word
An informal adjective built from 'quake,' most often used in casual speech to describe physical unsteadiness or a nervous voice.
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