wobbly legs
Unstable furniture limbs
Wobbly legs are legs that shake or feel unsteady, whether from physical weakness, exhaustion, fear, or intoxication.
The phrase describes both the literal sensation and its causes: I had wobbly legs after the roller coaster, The newborn foal stood on wobbly legs.
Someone with wobbly legs may struggle to walk steadily or feel they might collapse.
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- newbornInfant just delivered
- baby deerYoung cervine offspring
fawn · drunk · dizzy · weak · weak in the knees · knees · knocking knees · buckling · jelly · quivering · staggering · tottering · unstable · feeble · swaying · collapse · exhausted · rubber
- craft flawscracks, tears, holes, stains, gaps
- intoxication effectseuphoria, dizziness, slurred speech, drowsiness, confusion
- clumsinessclumsiness, clumsy, awkwardness, fumble, stumble
- workout effectssweating, sweat, breathlessness, muscle soreness, soreness
wobbly legsplanted firmly
wobbly legsstrong legs
Muscular lower limbs
firm footing · sure-footed · sea legs · powerful legs · well-grounded
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