jerks's Usage Examples:

It is, however, certain that the Foucault siderostat is not capable, in practice, of maintaining the reflected image in a constant direction with perfect uniformity on account of the sliding action on the arm that regulates the motion of the mirror; such an action must, more or less, take place by jerks.

Mr Brown has developed severe myoclonic jerks alternating with akinetic mutism.

I can give you the works on physical jerks, Private lessons to ladies in slimming.

by jerks instead of with the necessary smoothness and certainty.

They don't really annoy me and nothing like the myoclonic jerks which do show up on EEG.

Pretty sordid stuff - all buggery and circle jerks.

Myoclonic jerks may occur singly or repetitively.

jerks around of its own accord, settling at appalling angles.

pretty sordid stuff - all buggery and circle jerks.

They mention that it is never done suddenly or by jerks, as the valves are at first always pushed to one side several times and back again on each other, at the same time opening gradually in the transverse direction till they rest opposite to one another and widely apart.

jerks etc) in parts of your movie.

In Polyurthra and Pteroessa they are numerous, pinnated (feathered), and are doubtless used for active swimming by jerks; they can be moved up or down by special muscles attached to their bases, which project into the body.

They were so nasty when he told them about me we both found it simpler to ignore the jerks.

Synonyms:

draw, force, yank, pull,

Antonyms:

nonmoving, boo, immobility, immotility, push,