Antonyms for jerked


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : jurk
Phonetic Transcription : dÊ’Éœrk


Definition of jerked

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
Example sentences :
  • At dinner she shook and jerked and spilt things worse than ever.
  • Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
  • He jerked sharply up on the reins, and she broke into a staggering trot.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • The tears ceased, her eyes flashed, she jerked her body upright, listening.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • He opened his eyes at my acquaintance with his name, but jerked his head at me comprehendingly.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • He jerked his head away and swung round in his chair to argue the matter.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • This he jerked up and down to make ready for his task of thrashing "the pigmy."
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • After which, as if in despair, the outsider again rattled and jerked the knob.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Helen tried to point; her hand only jerked from side to side.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • She jerked her head upwards with a little foreign gesture of indifference.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • Every other boy had jerked them down and chucked them under the counter in a jiffy.
  • Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger

Synonyms for jerked

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