jerking

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Noun

jerking (plural jerkings)

1. A motion that jerks; a jerk.
   • 1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings:

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

Verb

jerking

1. present participle and gerund of jerk

Derived terms

• jerkingly
• knee-jerking
• tearjerking