jerked

verb

Definition of jerkednext
past tense of jerk
1
as in yanked
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion I jerked to one side to avoid getting hit jerked the leash to get the dog's attention

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2
as in twitched
to make jerky or restless movements you've got to quit jerking, or the barber will nick you by accident

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3
as in shook
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements the car jerked with every shift of the gear

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jerked
  1. shook
  2. tossed
  3. pulled
Verb
  • Vance’s wife, Usha, and Walz’s wife, Gwen, also made their way to the stage and shook hands.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The image of the entire country under simultaneous attack – shared repeatedly on social media and in news reports – shook Israelis.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of shook
Verb
  • Coppola snatches unassimilated ideas from current political paranoia and recent cultural catastrophes (manic news media promoting celebrity insanity), all tossed into the mix with demented incoherence.
    Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Heavy flooding tore apart structures and tossed cars in Swannanoa.
    Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of tossed
Verb
  • Michigan’s largest distributor of housing vouchers hasn't pulled a name off its general waitlist in nearly a year.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Brady and a few stringers quickly pulled together what Brady named Page Six because that’s the page where the column initially ran.
    Susan Mulcahy, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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jerked

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