Antonyms for jerking

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : jurk

Phonetic Transcription : dʒɜrk

Definition 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

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for jerking

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