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Pronounce Jerk as JH EH R K.

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    Jerk phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'jerk'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of jerk: /dʒɛrk/
    • Modern IPA representation of jerk: /jɛrk/

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    List of meaning for jerk

    to move in a quick, back and forth manner

    jerk, dork(noun)

    a dull stupid fatuous person

    jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade(noun)

    an abrupt spasmodic movement

    jerk(noun)

    (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration

    jerky, jerked meat, jerk(noun)

    meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun

    jerk(noun)

    raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms

    tug, jerk(verb)

    a sudden abrupt pull

    yank, jerk(verb)

    pull, or move with a sudden movement

    "He turned the handle and jerked the door open"

    jerk, twitch(verb)

    move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions

    "The patient's legs were jerkings"

    twitch, jerk(verb)

    make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion

    "his face is twitching"

    buck, jerk, hitch(verb)

    jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

    "the yung filly bucked"

    jerk, flick(verb)

    throw or toss with a quick motion

    "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"

    a person whose behavior is offensive to others

    his constant rudeness and insensitivity made everyone think he was a real jerk

    the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force

    guided the rowboat with a jerk of the rope

    to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion I jerked to one side to avoid getting hit

    jerked the leash to get the dog's attention

    to make jerky or restless movements

    you've got to quit jerking, or the barber will nick you by accident

    to make a series of small irregular or violent movements

    the car jerked with every shift of the gear

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    jerk in sentence

    1. When any neighborhood child ran across the yard of the virago, she would jerk open the door and threaten to call the police.

    2. An item essential to Jamaican cuisine is jerk chicken, which she sampled heavily on her vacation to the Caribbean last summer.

    3. While the actor comes across as a selfish jerk on screen, he is actually a caring man known throughout the world for his philanthropy.

    4. The sorcerer would enchant the mean jerk into a pleasant man that all the local women now wanted to marry.

    5. Lucina had an infatuation with schools’ resident bad boy for a week or so, but she quickly realized just how much of a jerk he was.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term jerk

    Investors have made a knee jerk reaction away from Pimco, but in doing so they need to make sure that what they are buying is a better alternative.

    – Todd Rosenbluth

    Sometimes love will pick you up by the short hairs...and jerk the heck out of you.

    – Denise Dobbs

    Steve and I have great respect for the fact that we don’t just want a liberal audience. So you want the audience to feel that this is, in a way, a safe zone. A zone where they’re not going to be made to feel like a jerk because they voted one way, so that’s why we deliberately do not mention Donald Trump.

    – Martin Short

    Sadly, I knew what most people knew : There was a story out there, I guess going back several years, there were unnamed people in the story, it took place in a hotel room in Aspen. It was always out there, but then it would pick up momentum at different times, and I would ask Comedian Louis . about it. I would say, ‘ This story about you forcing these women to watch you jerk off, what is that, is that true ? ’ Comedian Louis . goes, ‘ No, it’s not true. It’s not real. It’s a rumor. ’ And I would say, ‘ Well, are you going to address it somehow ? Handle it ? Get out from under it whenever it shows up ? ’ ‘ Comedian Louis . ca n’t, I ca n’t do that. I ca n’t give it life, give it air. ’ That was the conversation.

    – Marc Maron

    The referendum doesn't really change anything with the negotiations, i think after the initial knee jerk reaction, the majority opinion is that there is still a possibility of some sort of a deal that keeps Greece in the euro zone.

    – Mark Luschini

    And I would ask Comedian Louis . about it. I would say, ‘ This story about you forcing these women to watch you jerk off, what is that, is that true ? ’ Comedian Louis . goes, ‘ No, it’s not true. It’s not real. It’s a rumor. ’ And I would say, ‘ Well, are you going to address it somehow ? Handle it ? Get out from under it whenever it shows up ? ’ ‘ Comedian Louis . ca n’t, I ca n’t do that. I ca n’t give it life, give it air. ’ That was the conversation.

    – Marc Maron

    You could kind of hear the rumble and then there was a jerk and that was it.

    – Christine Mercer

    I don't apologize for it because he is a jerk, he disparages POWs like John McCain, saying he's not a hero because he got caught. He's a jerk when he disparages women the way he does, and he is a jerk when he disparages people with disabilities. How are we going to win the presidency if we're tearing our country apart?

    – Jeb Bush

    I’m a little bit surprised by the vehemence of all the knee jerk reactions to it.

    – Roger Berkowitz

    We don't have this knee jerk reaction of giving a sleeping pill to everyone who suffers from insomnia, we try to determine why, and then we try to remove what's causing or perpetuating insomnia.

    – Antonio Culebras

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