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Meanings of jerky in English
Usage of jerky in English
1
Mashed potatoes, beef jerky and water made him feel a bit better.
2
I saw a puppet show last year, but they moved all jerky.
3
Take it in little sips, commanded the foreman in short, jerky sentences.
4
She glanced at him, and with a jerky movement crumpled the paper.
5
Her movements seemed jerky, almost uncontrolled, so different from her usual grace.
6
The rest of the game went by at a similar, jerky pace.
7
His face became set and hard; his hands lost their jerky eagerness.
8
With a jerky movement, I sat forward in the chair, and listened.
9
The jerky motion of the little sleigh would throw them close together.
10
But Kosmaroff had turned towards the prince in his quick, jerky way.
11
She talked in a jerky way, and was always out of breath.
12
I lunged for the jerky, and Emmet didn't try to stop me.
13
There is none of the jerky machinelike quality that mars most bots.
14
He held out the beef jerky and I advanced, eyeing him warily.
15
As he held me, I felt jerky sobs move through his chest.
16
Teddy in short, jerky sentences, related what had been done and said.
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Jerky through the time
Jerky across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common