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shakily

[ UK /ʃˈe‍ɪkɪli/ ]
ADVERB
  1. in an insecurely shaky manner
    this theory is rather shakily supported by some obscure data
  2. in a manner characterized by trembling or shaking
    `I--I'm going to make you a cup of tea', she explained shakily

How To Use shakily In A Sentence

  • The Duke shakily got to his feet, and he hurried out of the room, just as a servant and two guards entered.
  • Car sales are recovering shakily from last year's three - decade low in the US.
  • Shakily I splashed some cold water onto my stricken face, wishing the cold liquid to act as a reality check, maybe even wake me up from this painfully real nightmare.
  • "Yes, yes I am, " I replied shakily, carefully setting the china cup on the table.
  • He heaved in another deep breath, exhaled shakily, and picked up the card with somewhat senseless fingers.
  • I tilted my head in question, but an officer walked forward with a billy club and said roughly and a bit shakily, ‘Now, young man.’
  • Woods began shakily, slicing his opening drive into the trees before scrambling for a par via the greenside bunker.
  • She shakily unfastened her seat belt and opened the car door.
  • She got up from the ground shakily and latched onto a post for support.
  • One vivid memory is that of a pensioner shakily parting with the sum of £2 in exchange for a pen marketed in a presentation box.
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