jerky
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The meaning (definition) of the word jerky
moving in quick bumpy stops and starts
The word jerky used in a sentence
“The train moved jerky as it stopped and started down the tracks.”
Words that mean the same as jerky (synonyms)
jumpyshaky
Words that mean the opposite of jerky (antonyms)
smoothsteady
How the word jerky is said around the world
| French | saccadé (sahkahday) |
| Spanish | espasmódico (ayspahsmohtheekoh) |
| Mandarin | 肉干 (ròu gān) |
| Hindi | झटकेदार (gyuhtkaydahr) |
| Arabic | متشنج |
| Russian | вяленое мясо (vialenoe miaso) |
| Portuguese (EU) | carne seca (kahruhni sekuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | carne seca (kahruhnew seka) |
| Japanese | ジャーキー (jaakii) |
| German | ruckartig (ruukahrtihy) |
| Urdu | جھٹکا دینے والا (gyutkah daynay vahlah) |
| Punjabi | ਝਟਕੇਦਾਰ (kyuhtuhkaydahr) |
| Korean | 말린 고기 (malrin gogi) |
| Hebrew | מִתנַדנֵד (meetnahdnayd) |
| Greek | σπασμωδικός (spasmodikos) |
| Dutch | gedroogd vlees (ghuhdrohkht vlays) |
| Tagalog | maalog (mahlohg) |
| Vietnamese | thịt khô (teet khoh) |
| Turkish | kurutulmuş et (koorootuulmuush et) |
| Persian | تند و تیز (tohnd vah teez) |
| Polish | szarpany (shahrpahni) |
| Ukrainian | в'ялене м'ясо (vyalene myaso) |
| Bengali | জার্কি (gyahrkee) |
| Swedish | ryckig (rewkig) |
| Italian | carne secca (kahrnay saykah) |
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