lurch
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The meaning (definition) of the word lurch
to jerk or stagger suddenly forward
The word lurch used in a sentence
“The bus began to lurch, and I held on tight.”
Words that mean the same as lurch (synonyms)
stumble
How the word lurch is said around the world
| French | bondir (bon-DEER) |
| Spanish | sacudirse (sah-koo-DEER-seh) |
| Mandarin | 猛地前冲 (muhng duh chyen chohng) |
| Hindi | झटका खाना (JHUHT-kah KHAH-nah) |
| Arabic | يَتَرَنَّح (ya-ta-RAN-nah) |
| Russian | дёрнуться (DYOR-nuht-sah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | dar um solavanco (DAHR oong soo-luh-VAHN-koo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | dar um solavanco (dahr oong soh-lah-VAN-koo) |
| Japanese | がくんとうごく (gah-KOON toh oo-GOH-koo) |
| German | ruckeln (RUUK-eln) |
| Urdu | جھٹکا کھانا (JHUT-kah KHAH-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਝਟਕਾ ਖਾਣਾ (JHAT-kah KHAH-nah) |
| Korean | 휘청거리다 (hwee-chung-guh-ree-DAH) |
| Hebrew | להיטלטל (leh-hee-tahl-TEL) |
| Greek | τραντάζομαι (trahn-DAH-zo-meh) |
| Dutch | schokken (SKHOK-en) |
| Tagalog | umigtad (oo-MEEG-tahd) |
| Vietnamese | giật mạnh (zuht MAHNY) |
| Turkish | sarsılmak (sahr-suhl-MAHK) |
| Persian | تکان خوردن (te-KAHN khor-DAN) |
| Polish | szarpać (SHAHR-pahch) |
| Ukrainian | смикнутися (SMYK-noo-ty-sya) |
| Bengali | হঠাৎ ঝাঁকুনি খাওয়া (HAW-that JHA-koo-ni KHA-wa) |
| Swedish | kränga (KRENG-ah) |
| Italian | sobbalzare (sohb-bahl-DZAH-ray) |
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