The difference between Shaky and Tottering

When used as adjectives, shaky means shaking or trembling, whereas tottering means unsteady, precarious or rickety.

Tottering is also noun with the meaning: the movement of one who totters.

check bellow for the other definitions of Shaky and Tottering

  1. Shaky as an adjective:

    Shaking or trembling.

    Examples:

    "a shaky spot in a marsh"

    "a shaky hand"

  2. Shaky as an adjective:

    Nervous, anxious.

    Examples:

    "He’s a nice guy but when he talks to me, he acts shaky."

  3. Shaky as an adjective (of wood):

    Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.

    Examples:

    "shaky timber"

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  4. Shaky as an adjective:

    Easily shaken; tottering; unsound.

    Examples:

    "a shaky constitution"

    "shaky business credit"

  5. Shaky as an adjective:

    Wavering; undecided.

  1. Tottering as a verb:

  1. Tottering as an adjective:

    Unsteady, precarious or rickety.

  2. Tottering as an adjective:

    Unstable, insecure or wobbly.

  1. Tottering as a noun:

    The movement of one who totters.

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