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Meanings of spasmodic jerk in English

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Usage of spasmodic jerk in English
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All present saw the little spasmodic jerk of the bundle in the air.
Oh, You Tex!
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And a spasmodic jerk ripped it loose from the dog's hold.
Further Adventures of Lad
3
She gave a kind of spasmodic jerk, that may have been intended for a curtsey.
A Rogue by Compulsion: An Affair of the Secret Service
4
The girl's head came back, with a spasmodic jerk.
A Pagan of the Hills
5
It comes in the crack of a rifle, and the moose jolts round with a spasmodic jerk.
The Heart of Unaga
6
A look of terror crossed the man's face, then he gave a spasmodic jerk of the head.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
7
The fine mouth closed with a spasmodic jerk, the brow grew darker, the eyes glittered with intenser fire.
The Lost Lady of Lone
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Jimmy Powers felt the jar, and acknowledged it by a spasmodic jerk with which he counterbalanced Darrell's weight.
Americans All / Stories of American Life of To-Day
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Half buried in mud, it stood quiet in the shadowy light except for an occasional, almost spasmodic jerk of its blaster barrel.
Survival Tactics
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There were moments when a sudden contraction of the muscles would clench his hands and give a spasmodic jerk to his shoulders.
At the Villa Rose
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To his surprise, the opee sea killer's mouth opened with a spasmodic jerk, and they shot through its teeth as if from a laser cannon.
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
12
With his one good arm he shook the child in spasmodic jerks.
Genellan: planetfall
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Down went Dick under his assailant, and the dagger rose and fell in spasmodic jerks.
Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth
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They expanded and contracted in spasmodic jerks.
Triumph of the Egg, and Other Stories
15
The thin fingers clasped and unclasped in little spasmodic jerks and belied the quiet smile upon the face above them.
Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work
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The bodies were thrown back in spasmodic jerks, the respirations sounded like death rattles, the most terrifying symptoms were exhibited.
Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism / H...
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