JERKY


Meaning of JERKY in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a jerky movement (= with many starts and stops )

the jerky movements of a frightened horse

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

jerky guys

the jerky motion of old movies

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A firm, steady pressure should be applied - avoid jerky movements.

Habitually swims, with jerky forward movement; sometimes dives.

Make irregular pulls, and the kite will respond with similar jerky movements.

On no account should they be pushed straight up or in a jerky movement.

Sea water leaked from his mouth, his breath gasped in jerky spasms.

To compensate for this, they move their heads in a jerky fashion.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.