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Synonyms for jerking
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : jurk |
| Phonetic Transcription : dʒɜrk |
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Définition of jerking
Origin :- "to pull," 1540s, "to lash, strike as with a whip," of uncertain origin, perhaps echoic. Related: Jerked; jerking.
- noun foolish person
- verb move with lurch
- And he brought the mare to a halt by jerking the rope around her neck.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- "But that is a real baby in there," he said, jerking an elbow toward the other room.
- Extract from : « The Yates Pride » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
- "All gettee out," he said, jerking his thumb in the direction of the court of mystery.
- Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- He knew he was falling, jerking down as the parachute ripped on the boughs.
- Extract from : « Raiders Invisible » by Desmond Winter Hall
- And, jerking his head back towards the room behind him, "Guv'nor's got it now."
- Extract from : « The Burning Spear » by John Galsworthy
- Standing behind me, jerking at the noose, he commanded me to hold up my hands.
- Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
- "There's that——," he muttered, jerking a thumb in the direction from which he had come.
- Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
- “Over the mountains,” replied Hardy, jerking his thumb toward the east.
- Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
- He dropped to one knee and fired into their ranks, the Savage jerking in his hands.
- Extract from : « Small World » by William F. Nolan
- "But a dead Rissala," said Halley, jerking his captive's wrist.
- Extract from : « Soldiers Three, Part II. » by Rudyard Kipling
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