Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Characterized by or prone to quaking; shaky: as, a quaky bog.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Shaky, or tremulous; quaking.

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  • adjective Inclined to quake; tremulous.

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Examples

  • "Because it's a machine and because it says the same thing ov'r and over," Rose said in a quaky voice.

    Beard 2010

  • And I don't know whether you remember, Steve, but my voice was a little quaky and a little nervous when I thought, gosh, our barge, which was an open-sided barge, seemed a little low in the water.

    70 Dead After Boats Capsize On Congo's Rivers 2010

  • And I don't know whether you remember, Steve, but my voice was a little quaky and a little nervous when I thought, gosh, our barge, which was an open-sided barge, seemed a little low in the water.

    70 Dead After Boats Capsize On Congo's Rivers 2010

  • And I don't know whether you remember, Steve, but my voice was a little quaky and a little nervous when I thought, gosh, our barge, which was an open-sided barge, seemed a little low in the water.

    70 Dead After Boats Capsize On Congo's Rivers 2010

  • This may shape up to be a contest between an upcoming progressive and a quaky relic from the old Dem machine which sold out progressive values to try to control how the pipeline contract benefits were parceled out in the mid-70s to mid-80s.

    GOP Rep. Don Young Has New Dem Challenger 2009

  • Meanwhile, quaky venture capitalists called other pet-preneurs into the conference room to prove that they could survive in an Amazon-dominated space.

    Amazon's Pet Projects 2008

  • Accompanied by often quaky narration by real police, "Top Cops" and "Secret Service" re-create two or three true tales of police bravery or masterly detective work in one 60-minute episode.

    Television's Cop Connection 2008

  • I had no idea how Josh was going to treat me in front of his parents, so I was feeling quaky and nervous as I approached.

    CONFESSIONS KATE BRIAN 2007

  • I had no idea how Josh was going to treat me in front of his parents, so I was feeling quaky and nervous as I approached.

    CONFESSIONS KATE BRIAN 2007

  • A terricolous vively-onview this; queer and it continues to be quaky.

    Finnegans Wake 2006

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