Jerk and Sway

Jerk

Jerk verb - To make a series of small irregular or violent movements.

Usage example: the car jerked with every shift of the gear

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Sway and jerk are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sway" instead a verb "Jerk".

Sway verb - To make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions.

Usage example: the way the ski lift was swaying in the wind made me nervous

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Jerk and sway are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Jerk" instead a verb "Sway".

Nearby Words: swayed, swaying

old	old jerk	old sway
massive	massive jerk	massive sway
enormous	enormous jerk	enormous sway
little	little jerk	little sway
Other adjectives: horrible, major, less.

While she may occasionally sway into Jerk with a Heart of Gold territory, most of her better moments are just more sympathetic, rather than her actually being nice to someone else.

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