"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
(6) violently, furiously
Kolokacji: 2
(7) upward, downward
Kolokacji: 2
(9) spasmodically, convulsively
Kolokacji: 2
1. jerk spasmodically = szarpnij zrywami jerk spasmodically
  • He twitched and jerked spasmodically, fighting to hold on to life.
  • The man jerked spasmodically and fell to the ground beside her.
  • Every muscle in her body drew taut and began to jerk spasmodically.
  • The man made a soft gurgling sound as his body jerked spasmodically for a few seconds, then lay still.
  • The Company pulled their triggers and the column jerked spasmodically away from the balls.
  • Suddenly first one and then another began to jerk spasmodically.
  • How his hands, face, and body moved and jerked spasmodically, trying to participate in the telling.
  • Since then, people have been mostly dancing alone, jerking spasmodically within their own force fields.
  • On one end of the mast a figure jerked spasmodically.
  • Its body seemed to be jerking spasmodically as it fell back down to earth.
2. jerk convulsively = szarpnij konwulsyjnie jerk convulsively
(10) wildly, frantically
Kolokacji: 2
(11) nervously, taut, reflexively
Kolokacji: 3
(12) savagely, viciously
Kolokacji: 2

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