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jerking

noun as in foolish person

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Seizures can affect people in different ways but can include uncontrollable jerking and shaking, losing awareness or collapsing.

From BBC

When that happens, they build up pressure and eventually as they pull and push harder and harder, they break, jerking away from each other and leading to earthquakes.

Not knowing what else to do, he flexed his arms, pulling himself up a bit, then dropped suddenly, jerking May and the back of the broom down as hard as he could.

“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

The car, which went on sale on Jan. 5 and starts at $24,450, also has a braking system that minimizes the jerking sensation often noticed by people when they first start driving an EV.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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