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Meanings of jerk in English
Portuguese
jerked beef Usage of jerk in English
1
I believe he was bruised with the fall; the jerk was violent.
2
Said one, indicating the laughing general with a jerk of the head:
3
The only answer was the jerk and dip of the retreating oars.
4
There was immediately a jerk in the hat, and then it disappeared.
5
It's been criticised as a knee-jerk reaction to recently publicised racism incidents.
6
With a sudden jerk I quickly closed the mouth of the bag.
7
This inevitably leads to a knee-jerk sell-off in GBP, noted BofAML analysts.
8
The unexpected violence of that jerk was too much for the bear.
9
The last of the outlaws went off his feet with a jerk.
10
Mrs. Jenkins put the dish down upon the table with a jerk.
11
Swan caught the yarn and threw it away with an impatient jerk.
12
Margaret threw off the blanket with a jerk, and seized the reins.
13
Then he turned with a jerk of the head and left them.
14
It'd been a knee-jerk response, and part of her instantly regretted it.
15
The horses gave a wild snort, a frightened jerk at the reins.
16
In fairness, Quora users are not the final arbiters on well-heeled jerk-dom.
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United Kingdom
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