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lurching

ADJECTIVE

jerky

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bouncy bumpy

STRONG

rough shaking twitching

WEAK

convulsive fitful jarring jolting paroxysmal shaky spasmodic tremulous twitchy uncontrollable

Antonyms

WEAK

fluid smooth

ADJECTIVE

rolling

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hilly undulating

STRONG

convolute convoluted resounding reverberating undulate

WEAK

circumrotary involuted undulant voluble

Example Sentences

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On the other hand, it has been hard to ignore the lurching price of oil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Meanwhile the Caliente Range — those mountains just to the west — are lurching the opposite way.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Since then, the start of a war in Iran has sent global stock markets lurching lower.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

How many times has Steve Smith lurching across and tucking to leg left you knowing you must settle in for the long haul?

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

His hands were trembling and his heart was lurching painfully.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman