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Meanings of lurch in inglês

catalão
tentineig
espanhol
tambaleo

An unsteady uneven gait.

tentineig
catalão
recalcada
espanhol
sacudida

Abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)

recalcada
catalão
titubar
espanhol
vacilar

Walk as if unable to control one's movements.

titubar
catalão
escomesa

The act of moving forward suddenly.

escomesa
Sinônimos
Examples for "lunge"
Examples for "lunge"
1
It was a bit of lunge so there's certainly some rhythm needed.
Independent.ie
2
To hamper him in the lunge there was the table between us.
Bardelys the Magnificent / Being an account of the strange wooin...
3
Only those in front can actually lunge and strike at the enemy.
A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life
4
Only a sluggish twitch in response, rather than the usual rapid lunge.
The irish devil
5
When she raised herself, she saw the final lunge that ended it.
Heir of Fire
Usage of lurch in inglês
1
But several councillors said the government was leaving Aucklanders in the lurch.
Radio NZ
2
Nepal, Bangladesh and the Maldives lurch from one political crisis to another.
The Guardian
3
That Ellis's company had left farmers in the lurch was well known.
The Irish Times
4
Every few minutes Slidell would lurch to his feet and disappear outside.
Devil Bones
5
With a sudden lurch forward the Sergeant plunged headlong in the snow.
Molly McDonald: A Tale of the Old Frontier
6
The bubble burst leaving the new north Dublin suburb in the lurch.
The Irish Times
7
It was never her way to leave a fellow-creature in the lurch.
Wild Kitty
8
Do you seriously mean you're going to leave me in the lurch?
The Guardian
9
The boat gave a little lurch toward the middle of the stream.
The Belgian Twins
10
I hope to God he'll not leave us in the lurch to-night.
Dubliners
11
After all these years I could never leave Bernard in the lurch.
Nightfall
12
I lurch forward in surprise to look at the girl who spoke.
Unraveled
13
That was a pretty rough way you left me in the lurch.
Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl
14
But the world may have taken a lurch in their desired direction.
News.com.au
15
And he found his walk peculiar; more a lurch than a step.
The devil's touch
16
And Dad would never have left any white man in the lurch.
Adventure
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Translations for lurch
português
espreitar
Lurch through the time
Lurch across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common