jerk
7
2.2
- noun
- /dʒɜrk/
:
sacudida
- The boys nodded to her coolly as they passed, each making a quick back jerk of the head.
- knee-jerk
- a quick jerk
- jerk of the head
But you know, there's, there's plenty of knee jerk reactions about China that that are wrong.
- But you know, there's, there's plenty of knee jerk reactions about China that that are wrong.
- Like Trump's policies, I like them and not have this knee jerk reaction of like, I don't, you know, he's not for me.
- But what tends to happen in a lot of these situations is the initial knee jerk reaction from a woman is to think it's about her.
- We're not lawyers here, but blanket denying refunds as a knee jerk reaction does, in my opinion, seem potentially fraudulent.
- I often fantasized about what I called the vacation of nine to five knee jerk mentation.
Examples
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"There's a gale for ya," exclaimed Luke with a jerk of his thumb over his shoulder.
Fiction book (1997) -
Vincent did as he was told, and with a jerk, the car stopped.
Fiction book (1997) -
With a tiny jerk of her head, she told him to leave.
Fiction book (1994) -
With a barely perceptible jerk, the monorail slid out of the station and accelerated toward Tomorrowland Station.
Fiction book (1996) -
As the fisherman felt a strong pull, he experienced a sudden jerk of the line.
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With a quick jerk of her wrist, she closed the lid of the box.
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The sudden jerk of the roller coaster surprised all the riders.
Synonyms
64
3.8
A sudden hard movement that shocks or surprises you
34
1.0
A sudden small movement caused by surprise or fear
31
1.1
A sudden strong pull on something
26
4.2
A strong sudden push often made with a hand or weapon
24
3.0
A quick light movement made with a hand or finger
19
1.0
A sudden movement of the body caused by surprise
A sudden strong pull to lift or move something quickly
A sudden sharp movement in a machine or vehicle
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.1
A weightlifting move where you lift a heavy bar to your shoulders then push it above your head
- Specialized
1
3.9
A sudden automatic kick of the lower leg when the tendon below the kneecap is tapped
How Sudden
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jerk began as a simple sound word for a quick, sharp pull—like a sudden 'jolt' or 'tug'. So a jerk is a sudden, quick movement or pull.