jerking
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Crocodiles, for example, lift their heads and make sudden jerking motions to move unchewed food down their throats.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
An early riser, Witkoff begins his day as it ends, pacing with his cellphone on a video call, its camera jerking haphazardly around the interior of his waterfront Miami mansion or private jet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
When Megan Hastings was 10 years old she began having "jerking tics" but thought it was anxiety.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025
“Overflow,” an usher posted outside the church doors said as we approached, jerking his thumb toward the rear parking lot where the grammar school was located.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2024
But all of a sudden Grandpa’s chest started jerking in the strangest way, and his eyes squeezed shut.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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