jerking
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈdʒɜrkɪŋ/
- The sudden jerking of his head caught everyone's attention during the speech.
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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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1.8
A small quick movement of the body or one of its parts
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3.8
A sudden hard movement that shocks or surprises you
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2.2
A sudden sharp movement or pull
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5.3
A shaking movement of the body or voice you cannot control
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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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4.1
A sudden, uncontrolled shaking of the body from fear, cold, or strong feeling
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4.3
A quick, sudden movement of a muscle you cannot control, often in an eyelid
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9.9
A small quick muscle twitch you can see under the skin
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9.9
A quick jerky movement of the eyes when they move from one point to another
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9.9
A sudden sharp movement in a machine or vehicle
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7.7
A small irregular shaking movement
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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.