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jerking

/dʒɜːkɪŋ/

/dʒɝkɪŋ/

jerking around

jerkingnoun

jerkings

Translations

подергивание

The sudden jerking of the car startled the passengers.

Внезапное подергивание машины испугало пассажиров.

рывок

He felt a jerking in his arm as he lifted the heavy box.

Он почувствовал рывок в руке, когда поднимал тяжелую коробку.

Additional translations

судорога

дергание

Definitions

A sudden, sharp movement or pull.

The jerking of the train startled the passengers.

A quick, abrupt motion or series of motions.

The jerking of the fishing line indicated a fish was caught.

The method of seasoning and slow-cooking meat in the Jamaican style.

Proper jerking requires a smoky fire and a spicy marinade.

Synonyms

jerkinggerund / present participle

/ˈdʒɜː.kɪŋ/

/ˈdʒɝː.kɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe motion that is sudden or abrupt.

Definitions

Characterized by or exhibiting sudden, abrupt movements.

The jerking motion of the boat made him seasick.

Synonyms

jerkverb

jerking

Gerund

jerked

Past Simple

jerked

Past Participle

jerking

Gerund

/dʒɜːk/

/dʒɝk/

Translations

дергать

He jerked the rope to get the boat moving.

Он дернул веревку, чтобы лодка начала двигаться.

трясти

The earthquake jerked the building violently.

Землетрясение сильно трясло здание.

Additional translations

дёргаться

подергивать

Definitions

To move or cause to move with a sudden, sharp motion.

He jerked the door open when he heard the loud noise.

To pull or twist something suddenly and violently.

She jerked the rope to signal the start of the race.

To season and cook (meat) in the Jamaican jerk style.

They jerked the pork overnight before grilling it.

Synonyms

jerknoun

Definitions

A sudden, sharp movement.

The car came to a stop with a jerk.

A contemptibly obnoxious person.

He was acting like a jerk at the party last night.

A style of cooking in which meat is marinated in a spicy mixture and then grilled, associated with Jamaican cuisine.

We had delicious jerk chicken for dinner.

(Physics) The rate of change of acceleration; the third derivative of position with respect to time.

Designers try to minimise jerk in roller-coaster tracks to improve rider comfort.

(Weightlifting) The second part of the clean and jerk in which the lifter thrusts the barbell overhead from shoulder height in one motion.

Her jerk at 105 kg broke the national record.

jerkadjective

Definitions

Relating to the Jamaican method of heavily spicing and grilling meat.

Jerk fish is one of the island’s most popular dishes.