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Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : jurk

Phonetic Transcription : dʒɜrk

Definition of jerk

Origin : "to pull," 1540s, "to lash, strike as with a whip," of uncertain origin, perhaps echoic. Related: Jerked; jerking.

noun a lurching move
noun stupid, bumbling person
noun foolish person
verb move with lurch

Example sentences :

Suddenly she sat up with a jerk, and dashed her hand across her eyes.
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower

Suddenly the door is pulled open with a jerk and our enemy leaps in.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 7, 1870 » by Various

Even as he held it up for all of them to see, his limbs began to jerk and stiffen.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

As he spoke there was a sudden soft jar and jerk, then the schooner was still.
Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle

Being captain of the forecastle, I knew where to find it, and throw it loose at a jerk.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

But fortunately there was still time to jerk down the curtain.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

He drew his chair with a jerk to the tea-table, which of course was unnecessary.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

Every once in a while we would stop with a jerk that would nearly snap our heads off.
Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White

He stopped with a jerk, his hand went to his heart, and he panted and scowled with pain.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

He drew up with a jerk, and sat looking at the wagon standing there.
Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum

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