jerked
Moved in spasms
Jerked is the past tense of jerk, meaning moved suddenly: She jerked awake at the sound.
In cooking, jerked describes meat prepared Jamaican-style with spices and grilling: jerked pork.
Cured dried meat snack
- pemmicanConcentrated portable meat provisions
- driedStripped of moisture
- smokedExposed to wood fumes
- saltedTreated with sodium chloride
spiced · peppered · teriyaki · chewy · strips · snack · protein · savory
Involuntary muscular jerk
- spasmInvoluntary muscle contraction
- flinchInvoluntary retreat from threat
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- yankQuick, forceful pull
pull · tug · lurch · snatch · wrench · recoil · start · shudder
Abruptly surprised or alarmed
- shockedDeeply startled or appalled
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- taken abackShocked into momentary confusion
- joltedAbruptly shaken or startled
shaken · alarmed · disconcerted · caught off guard · rattled · unsettled · thrown · blindsided
biltong
Cured dried meat snack
salted · spiced · peppered · teriyaki · chewy · strips · snack · protein · savory · gamey
twitch
Involuntary muscular jerk
yank · pull · tug · lurch · snatch · wrench · recoil · start · shudder · convulsion
startled
Abruptly surprised or alarmed
- shockedDeeply startled or appalled
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- taken abackShocked into momentary confusion
jolted · shaken · alarmed · disconcerted · caught off guard · rattled · unsettled · thrown · blindsided · jarred
- beef jerkyCured, dried meat strips
- clean and jerkTwo-stage weightlifting technique
- knee-jerk reactionInstinctive, unconsidered response
- knee jerkInvoluntary leg response
- jerked aroundManipulated or deceived repeatedly
- jerk aroundTreat someone dismissively
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