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How to pronounce jerking in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms jerk, jolt, saccade
Type of motility, motion, move, movement
Derivation jerk
Type Words
Synonyms arrhythmic, jerky

Examples of jerking

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Without delay, slide the pie onto the stone in the oven, using a jerking motion.
From the sfgate.com
Then a voice booms, jerking Clarisse from her slumber and making her heart leap.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Jergen, stop jerking off over that teenage queen for a second and pay attention.
From the guardian.co.uk
He developed a chair that mimicked the continuous jerking of a carriage or train.
From the sciencedaily.com
You've twisted what the man said, and then thrown it to your knee-jerking wolves.
From the guardian.co.uk
Neither could the eight-year-old Butler boy stop his head from shaking or jerking.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
Motor tics are movements of the muscles, like blinking, arm jerking and shrugging.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
This kind of jerking only added fuel to the fire that was already in progress.
From the freep.com
So, American investors can look forward to more jerking around by angry Europeans.
From the stltoday.com
More examples
  • A dull stupid fatuous person
  • Yank: pull, or move with a sudden movement; "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"
  • An abrupt spasmodic movement
  • Move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings"
  • (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
  • Twitch: make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching"
  • Jerk is the second album by Canadian alternative/indie rock band hHead, released in 1994. The prize money that hHead won from a CFNY-FM contest went towards paying the costs for making this album. ...
  • Jerk was an industrial rock band from Sydney, Australia. They released a single album, and featured in the video games '' and NHL 2004''. Jerk has supported Marilyn Manson, Insane Clown Posse, Killing Joke and Disturbed on their respective Sydney tours.
  • Jerk is a one-person puppet play by the American writer Dennis Cooper, made in collaboration with director Gisu00E8le Vienne and performer Jonathan Capdevielle, based on Cooper's 1993 novel of the same name. It is based on the story of serial killer Dean Corll and his teenage accomplices David Brooks and Elmer Wayne Henley...