shaky hands
Tremors while holding
Shaky hands are hands that tremble involuntarily.
The condition may be temporary—from nervousness, caffeine, or low blood sugar—or chronic, as with essential tremor or Parkinson's disease.
His shaky hands made threading the needle impossible.
The phrase often appears in contexts requiring fine motor control: surgery, drawing, pouring drinks.
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- essential tremorNeurological involuntary rhythmic movement disorder
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- stage frightFear of performing publicly
first date · quiver · unsteady · jittery · palsy · nerve damage · wobbling · anxiety · caffeine · fear · cold · weakness · aging · old age · Parkinson's · spill · coffee · surgeon
- Anxietyanxiety, nervousness, panic, worry, generalized anxiety
- clumsinessclumsiness, clumsy, awkwardness, fumble, stumble
- shaving problemsrazor burn, nicks, cuts, ingrown hairs, razor bumps
steadiness/stability
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Hands that don't tremble
firm grip · nerves of steel · steady nerves · cool hands · unflappable
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