21 Verbs to Use for the Word jerk

"Look sharp!" cried "Rats," giving Bibbs's elbow a sudden jerk which caused that worthy to plaster the end of his nose with the remains of his third ice.

the student cried with still more ardor, feeling another jerk at his coat.

But presently this ceased, and we returned once again to the rise and fall of the swell, only that now we received a cruel jerk every time that the boat came upon the top of a sea.

My companions bag now being almost empty, and as he had little else to carry while I had the gun and some other things, including his heavy overcoat, I divided the jerk, putting about half of it into his sack.

Whether because his fingers were cold and so not completely under his control, or because the vibrations of the human pyramid communicated to his pencil some lucky jerks, the marks Honnell committed to (or on) his note-book were such as supplied the simple children of the snow with a clue as to his intentions, and he was intensely gratified to hear one say to another, "Tzerhof!"knowing that noise to signify "church" in the local tongue.

As the king did not expect such a jerk, he lost his balance and fell heavily backward.

In his fingers Hiawatha Felt the loose line jerk and tighten; As he drew it in, it tugged so That the birch canoe stood endwise, Like a birch log in the water, With the squirrel, Adjidaumo, Perched and frisking on the summit.

he cried; and when I had somewhat reluctantly obeyed what I considered the request of one whose internal sense had got a jerk from some mad molecule out of its orbit in the brain"Do you see anything?"

He had a trick of hitching himself up from the beltone palm on the stomach and a sort of heaving jerk from the waist, as a prize fighter does itthat would have made a Van Bibber look rough.

But he must ask his mother to define How many jerks she would his breech should line.

from Jane did not prevent a sudden jerk of her elbow upsetting her steaming cup of coffee right over the pictured face.

Words which, as they fell upon the ear, seemed to be a stimulant so powerful as to produce a jerk in the organ; the dulness of the eyes seemed penetrated with something like light, and a tremor passed over her entire frame.

Why, you young thief" "Hold on," interrupted Andy, resisting the savage jerk of his captor.

In order to spare the silk any jerk as the balloon is released two pieces of string united with a slow match carry the strain between the instrument and the balloon until the slow match is consumed.

Again it took practically every ounce of strength they had in their muscular bodies, but they could move steadily now, instead of in straining, spasmodic jerks.

The white-throat uses odd jerks and gesticulations over the tops of hedges and bushes.

And painters at work on it too," she exclaimed, just as Michael added a vigorous jerk of the reins to the "Whoa!" with which he stopped his nag in front of an open gate.

"Thou wilt not jerk or move?" "Nay, Sahib."

Every other hour she laid her hand on her heart and took again the full thrill of its dangerous throbbing, or felt her pulse to assure herself of the halt, the jerk, the hurrying of the beat.

I also looked to the welfare of the mule, and prepared some bags in which to carry our jerk.

Quick as I whirled my head I still caught out of the tail of my eye the jerk of R.C. as he threw up his rifle.

21 Verbs to Use for the Word  jerk