jerking
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈdʒɜrkɪŋ/
:
movimiento brusco
- The sudden jerking of his head caught everyone's attention during the speech.
I I'm definitely given like a good, like knee jab tag gabion accident, like when I twist guys jerking and twitching.
- I I'm definitely given like a good, like knee jab tag gabion accident, like when I twist guys jerking and twitching.
Examples
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Encourage parents to recognize signs of tiredness (frowning, clenched hands, jerking arms or legs, crying, grizzling).
Academic text (2014) -
In the first two weeks after her admission, the patient began to develop involuntary jerking of the upper extremities and increased tremor and startle myoclonus.
Academic text (2004) -
The jerking lets up as his foot comes off the floor.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the headlights before us lay a buck, his body jerking and kicking.
Fiction book (1999) -
This is characterized by repetitive cramping or jerking of the legs during sleep.
Academic text (2011) -
Her body went into a series of jerking movements as the seizure took hold.
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He felt a painful jerking in his leg after running for too long.
Synonyms
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3.8
A sudden hard movement that shocks or surprises you
55
1.8
A small quick movement of the body or one of its parts
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1.8
A quick repeated movement back and forth or up and down that makes things tremble
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5.3
A shaking movement of the body or voice you cannot control
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4.1
A sudden, uncontrolled shaking of the body from fear, cold, or strong feeling
12
4.3
A quick, sudden movement of a muscle you cannot control, often in an eyelid
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2.2
A sudden sharp movement or pull
1
9.9
A small quick muscle twitch you can see under the skin
A sudden sharp movement in a machine or vehicle
A small irregular shaking movement
A quick jerky movement of the eyes when they move from one point to another
Compounds
How Jerky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Jerking comes from the simple verb jerk, which means 'to pull' or 'to move suddenly'. Think of a quick pull or a muscle twitch, and you will see why jerking means a sudden movement you cannot control.