herky-jerky
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Over the span of a few seconds, a robot would dance in a herky-jerky fashion, its movement spelling out the temperature in degrees Celsius.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 15, 2024
It's a deliciously strange, herky-jerky pop number, orchestrated by synth bassoons and merry-go-round organs.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2024
You watch out for winger Brandon Tanev, who is the fastest on the ice even in warmups, doing herky-jerky figure eights with no helmet, long hair flapping.
From Seattle Times • May 4, 2023
He went on to have a kind of herky-jerky helming career until exiting the film scene in 2005 with the Philadelphia-set documentary, “Rittenhouse Square.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2022
Deemer looked like his limbs were made of springs that sent him lurching ahead in a series of herky-jerky leaps and bounds.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
