quakyadj.
/ˈkweɪki/, U.S. /ˈkweɪki/ Inclined to quake or tremble; tremulous; fearful.
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the mind > emotion > fear > physical symptoms of fear > [adjective] > shuddering with fear > inclined to shudder
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > vibration > [adjective] > shaking > characterized by or inclined to
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1860 B. Taylor At Home & Abroad 284 Following a bridletrack..over a black, quaky soil, we soon reached one of the bights of the harbor.
1884 ‘H. Collingwood’ Under Meteor Flag 88 A curious quaky sensation which had for a moment oppressed me.
1918 Bryologist 21 55 The same species..may grow throughout a bog, yet it may attain the requisite degree of luxuriance only in the wettest, quakiest parts of the bog.
1944 Mrs. Milburn's Diaries 8 June (1979) 217 I had been so quaky all morning about speaking in church.
2005 Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota) 29 Jan. e2 The sensitive singer with the quaky voice and a pocketful of heavenly songs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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