Jerk
Jerk verb - To move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion.
React
React verb - To act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence).
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Like Father, Like Son: It's subtle, but Gendo and Shinji tend to react to similar situations in the same way, Gendo because he's a jerk, and Shinji because he's stupid.
Source: Web Video / EvAbridged - Video Game Cruelty Potential: Seeing how all the other ponies react if you choose "jerk" options.
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We Want Our Jerk Back: In a sketch early in the ´80s Chespirito run, the adults all decide they will not react if the kids call them a disrespectful name.
Source: Series / El Chavo del ocho
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React and Jerk. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/jerk/react
Jerk & React. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/jerk/react>.
React or Jerk. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/jerk/react.
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