"jerk" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

jerk verbo

jerk + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 19
jerk one's head • jerk one's hand • jerk one's arm • jerk a thumb • jerk up one's head • ...
verbo + jerk
Kolokacji: 5
keep jerking • try to jerk • begin jerking • stop jerking • start jerking
jerk + preposición
Kolokacji: 26
jerk up • jerk off • jerk out • jerk toward • jerk into • ...
jerk + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 39
jerk away • jerk forward • jerk suddenly • jerk free • jerk open • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 12
(1) away, aside
Kolokacji: 2
(2) forward, forth
Kolokacji: 2
(5) backward, backwards
Kolokacji: 2
  • He jerked backwards but didn't let go of my arms.
  • He jerked backwards out of sight like someone had pulled him, but I knew better.
  • He had jerked backwards at the sight of the gun.
  • His body jerked backwards, but the hands squeezed my neck.
  • His head jerked backwards as he stared at Seven with startled eyes.
  • Suddenly he was jerked backwards and flung on the ground, almost carrying me with him.
  • Outside in the car park, when the cold air hit her, she jerked free and staggered backwards, desperately trying to focus on him.
  • Will jerked backwards, ramming his fist at the young man's face.
  • She stepped into the room and instantly jerked backwards, startled by a streak of movement near her feet.
  • Lothar's body jerked backwards and he spun on his heels.
(6) violently, furiously
Kolokacji: 2
(7) upward, downward
Kolokacji: 2
(9) spasmodically, convulsively
Kolokacji: 2
(10) wildly, frantically
Kolokacji: 2
(11) nervously, taut, reflexively
Kolokacji: 3
(12) savagely, viciously
Kolokacji: 2

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