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Meanings of jerky way in English

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Usage of jerky way in English
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But Kosmaroff had turned towards the prince in his quick, jerky way.
The Vultures
2
She talked in a jerky way, and was always out of breath.
The Second Chance
3
He jumped up, and began pacing the room in his swift jerky way.
The Stark Munro Letters / Being series of twelve letters written...
4
He saw things through a mist in a queer jerky way.
Steve Yeager
5
She spoke in a queer, jerky way, and Bunting felt surprised-ratherput out.
The Lodger
6
After a pause she spoke again, in her strange, jerky way.
The Sowers
7
Moreover, he had the slow yet jerky way of speaking that characterizes the pedant.
The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 2
8
Palmer went on in the same harsh, jerky way:
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
9
Saw some torn skins in the camp, was what the cowboy replied, in his jerky way.
The Outdoor Chums After Big Game; Or, Perilous Adventures in the...
10
His father had told a story with a lowered voice, and in his usual jerky way.
Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories
11
Having said so much, in a very jerky way, Methuselah paused, and blinked his eyes wearily.
The Great Taboo
12
He had already turned aside in his quick, jerky way; for he was a comparatively young man.
The Isle of Unrest
13
Then she began to talk, in a bitter, jerky way, looking neither at Mildred nor at Mr. Pierce.
Mildred Pierce
14
Flora was getting angry- Iknewby the way her forehead was knitted and by the jerky way she sewed.
The Jamesons
15
He was well-grown, five foot nine perhaps, with square shoulders, an arching chest, and a quick jerky way of walking.
The Stark Munro Letters / Being series of twelve letters written...
16
I know how to do it; twisting in a violent, jerky way, ducking my head under his arm with each revolution.
The Road
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