11 adjectives to describe jerkings

Before long, the presence of Spiritual power becomes manifest by raps on the table, or by vibratory movements of the table, more or less violent, and by spasmodic jerkings or twitching of the Medium's arms or body.

Others, both men and women, were suddenly seized with the unnatural, convulsive jerking which gave this mysterious visitation its best-known name.

There was a significant little jerking up of the revolver.

Each egg is fastened by a kind of "glue," or else the rapid jerking of the mother Shrimp would soon loosen the eggs and set them free.

"I better get me a job hollerin' down a well!" Her companion drained his stemless glass with a sharp jerking back of the head.

There was a significant little jerking up of the revolver.

" Manuel gave an abrupt slight jerking of the head.

It had not been the lulling of the storm, but the parting of our cable which had caused the uneasy jerking of our little yacht to cease.

Others, both men and women, were suddenly seized with the unnatural, convulsive jerking which gave this mysterious visitation its best-known name.

" Manuel gave an abrupt slight jerking of the head.

Although I could still hear the wind blowing strongly outside, I too was glad that its force had diminished so far that we felt no more the violent jerking that had disturbed us, and I soon fell asleep.

11 adjectives to describe  jerkings