Jerking

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A motion that jerks; a jerk.

    "The 'movement' was simultaneously emotional and motoric, and essentially autonomous (thus distinguishing it from passive jerkings and other pathology)."

  2. 2
    an abrupt spasmodic movement wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of jerk form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking a steady rhythm wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
anhydrationarrhythmicarrhythmicblast-freezingbottlingbrining

Example

More examples

"When I was a kid I was jerking off in my room, and my mom came in just right at the moment when I was coming."

Related phrases

knee-jerking

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