jerk

Example Sentences

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She experiences motor twitches, such as jaw jerks, vocal tics and coprolalia - involuntarily using obscene or offensive language - which she says can be "embarrassing" when she's in public.

From BBC

His response seemed to satisfy the hare, who gave a series of quick, small nods, among an assortment of other twitches and jerks that never ceased.

From Literature

The next thing that happened all but caused me to have a jerking spell.

From Literature

That night I jerked awake to a shrill hum.

From Literature

He jerked on the door, swinging it completely open, and reached in to take out the first few sheets of paper on top of the stack.

From Literature