quaky
Prone to tremors
Quaky means trembling, shaking, or inclined to quake.
The word describes physical instability—quaky legs after a long hike—or figurative unsteadiness: a quaky voice, quaky confidence.
It's an informal alternative to shaky or tremulous.
Involuntary bodily trembling
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- quiveringShaking slightly and rapidly
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- wobblyTending to teeter
shuddering · quavering · wavering · faltering · twitching · fluttering · palpitating · juddering
Involuntary rhythmic shaking
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- faultlineCrustal fracture zone
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
- seismicRelating to ground tremors
magnitude · Richter · tectonics · seismograph · foreshock · liquefaction · subduction · P-wave
Uneasy and apprehensive
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
- scaredFeeling fear or alarm
timid · jittery · spooked · tremulous · trepidation · uneasy · alarmed · shaken
Unsteady, liable to collapse
- precariousDangerously insecure
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- wobblyTending to teeter
- teeteringUnstably balanced, nearly falling
tottering · ramshackle · dilapidated · flimsy · jerry-built · shaky · makeshift · decrepit
shivering
Involuntary bodily trembling
wobbly · shuddering · quavering · wavering · faltering · twitching · fluttering · palpitating · juddering · unsteady
tremor
Involuntary rhythmic shaking
- aftershockSmaller quake following larger
- faultlineCrustal fracture zone
- epicenterPoint above seismic origin
seismic · magnitude · Richter · tectonics · seismograph · foreshock · liquefaction · subduction · P-wave · S-wave
nervous
Uneasy and apprehensive
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
scared · timid · jittery · spooked · tremulous · trepidation · uneasy · alarmed · shaken · rattled
rickety
Unsteady, liable to collapse
- precariousDangerously insecure
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- wobblyTending to teeter
teetering · tottering · ramshackle · dilapidated · flimsy · jerry-built · shaky · makeshift · decrepit · crumbling
tremulous
Shaky from fear
shaky · vibrato · tremolo · warbling · unsteady · breathy · thin · reedy · cracking · broken
- quake in one's bootsTo tremble with fear
- quaking in boots
- Quaker OatsMajor hot cereal brand
- quake in one's shoesBe extremely frightened
- quaking aspenTremulous deciduous tree
- Quaker meetingSilent communal religious service