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Definition of "jerked" []

  • Simple past tense and past participle of jerk. (verb)

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Use "jerked" in a sentence
  • "This is _charqui_, or as it is called by English-speaking people "jerked beef;" in all likelihood a sailor's pseudonym, due to some slight resemblance, between the English word "jerked," and the Guarani Indian one _charqui_, as pronounced by"
  • "Startled, Macklin jerked his head up and saw Jessica Mordente, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, standing in the doorway leading to his laundry room."
  • "Yes, Bhurey Lal, he was loyal though, do you remember, he stayed up all night leaning against the fridge door because every time the train jerked the door flew open and all the food fell out?"