jerking

verb

Definition of jerkingnext
present participle of jerk
1
as in yanking
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion I jerked to one side to avoid getting hit jerked the leash to get the dog's attention

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2
as in twitching
to make jerky or restless movements you've got to quit jerking, or the barber will nick you by accident

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3
as in shaking
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements the car jerked with every shift of the gear

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jerking
  1. shaking
  2. pulling
  3. tossing
  4. vibrating
Verb
  • Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Your ruler Mercury will also station retrograde in Sagittarius—your seventh house of partnerships—on November 9, revealing all the ways your desires for independence may be shaking things up with up your closest allies and enemies.
    Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of shaking
Verb
  • If the first matchup in 2017 felt like a battle of two unknowns and the second in 2019 felt like Georgia making The Leap while Notre Dame was trying to keep up but not quite pulling it off, what does the third game feel like to you?
    Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But Schwartz has a way of pulling people in.
    Leila Jordan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of pulling
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  • Jacobs tossing Tyrann Mathieu out of his way and then Ugo Amadi flopping to the ground on an easy TD throw from Jordan Love to Dontayvion Wicks on the first drive in the first quarter encapsulated Monday night for the Saints.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Whether recycling the tree or tossing it out, it must be stripped of all lights, tinsel and decorations.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of tossing
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  • Not literal strings, of course—but tiny loops or snippets of vibrating energy.
    Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Because everything is moving, everything vibrating in one great dance that is the act of becoming.
    Jennifer Harlan, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of vibrating
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