herky
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9.9
- adjective
- Informal
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- Why oh why is the motion of the star so herky jerky?
- herky-jerky
- herky-jerky motion
- herky-jerky kind
My game is, is really herky jerky and it's and it's and it's built off of moving my defender and then counter it quick.
- My game is, is really herky jerky and it's and it's and it's built off of moving my defender and then counter it quick.
- But then I got excited and I got herky jerky and all the cars fell off my ass.
Examples
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I was especially worried because he never really relied on explosive athleticism, but more of a herky-jerky Manu-style attack.
Blog text (6) -
Dawson dances a herky-jerky tarantella of sorts in celebration while Jeff Kent drags his body, using only his arms, up the shore.
Blog text (13) -
Obama is too herky-jerky during debates.
Blog text (1) -
Just... you're being too herky-jerky with it.
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The view is herky-jerky as the crate is put into position.
Fiction book (1993) -
The weird kid made some kind of herky-jerky motion with his head, which, strangely, we all understood to mean yes.
Fiction book (1995) -
Kate settled into a herky-jerky rhythm of running and stumbling forward.
Fiction book (1995) -
The robot moved in such a herky-jerky way that it nearly fell over.
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After the accident, he walked with a herky-jerky limp that made it hard for him to keep his balance.
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The dancer's herky-jerky movements made the performance both awkward and entertaining.
Synonyms
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5.2
With sudden, uneven movements that are not smooth
With sudden, unsteady movements that make you lose balance
In sudden, quick movements that make things start and stop
In a stiff, jerky way with sudden, clumsy movements
In a nervous, easily startled way with sudden jerks
In a nervous way with small quick movements
In a way that shows discomfort or nervousness by moving restlessly
Antonyms
How Jerky
Surface Forms
Etymology
Herky comes from the phrase herky-jerky, where jerk means 'a sudden movement'. So herky describes something that moves in a sudden, awkward way.