jerky
/ˈdʒɜːki/adjective
उच्चारण जर्की
झटकेदार
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making sudden starts and stops and not moving smoothly
झटकेदार
- jerky movements
- The old bus moved forward with a jerky motion.
- The jerky ride in the old jeep gave me a headache.
+ 2 more examples
- The puppet made jerky movements across the stage.
- The video was jerky because of the slow internet.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
jerky + noun
Jerky describes movement, speech or a ride that goes in sudden stops and starts instead of flowing smoothly.
'Jerky' ऐसी गति, बोलचाल या यात्रा का वर्णन करता है जो सहज प्रवाह के बजाय अचानक रुकती और चलती है।
- The old bus gave us a jerky ride on the hill road.
- The video was jerky because the internet was slow.
be / feel / seem + jerky
After be, feel or seem, jerky tells how a movement or a machine behaves.
Be, feel या seem के बाद 'jerky' बताता है कि कोई गति या मशीन किस प्रकार व्यवहार करती है।
- The lift felt jerky as it started.
- His movements seemed jerky when he was nervous.
jerkily (adverb) / jerk (verb and noun)
The adverb is jerkily, and the root jerk means a sudden sharp movement, which can also be a verb.
Adverb 'jerkily' है, और मूल शब्द 'jerk' का अर्थ अचानक झटका है, जो verb भी हो सकता है।
- The train started jerkily and stopped again.
- She jerked her hand away from the hot pan.
jerky (noun, American)
In American English jerky is also a noun for thin strips of dried meat, which is a different word in meaning.
अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में 'jerky' सूखे मांस की पतली पट्टियों के लिए noun भी है, जो अर्थ में बिल्कुल अलग शब्द है।
- The hikers carried beef jerky in their bags.
+Collocations 4
jerky + noun
movementridemotionspeechstart
- The auto-rickshaw made a jerky start on the rough road.
adverb + jerky
rathera bitveryslightlytoo
- The robot's walk was rather jerky.
verb + jerkily
movespeakwalkstopstart
- The puppet moved jerkily across the stage.
jerky + because
because of the roadbecause of bad signalbecause of poor brakes
- The ride was jerky because of the potholes.
“More examples 5
- The train gave a jerky start and my tea spilled.
ट्रेन ने झटके के साथ चलना शुरू किया और मेरी चाय छलक गई।
- The jerky picture on the screen made us stop watching.
स्क्रीन की रुक-रुककर चलती तस्वीर के कारण हमने देखना बंद कर दिया।
- Learner drivers often make jerky movements with the clutch.
सीखने वाले चालक प्रायः clutch के साथ झटकेदार गतियाँ करते हैं।
- The speaker's jerky delivery showed that she was nervous.
वक्ता की रुक-रुककर चलती प्रस्तुति से पता चला कि वह घबराई हुई थी।
- The cart rolled down the lane with a jerky motion.
गाड़ी झटके खाती हुई गली में आगे बढ़ी।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives all describe uneven movement, but the cause and the feeling are different.
ये सभी adjective असमान गति का वर्णन करते हैं, पर कारण और अनुभूति अलग-अलग हैं।
Moving with sudden stops and starts, not smoothly.
अचानक रुकती और चलती गति, जो सहज नहीं होती।
- The jerky lift made her feel unwell.
Full of bumps, usually because of a rough road or air.
गड्ढों से भरा, प्रायः खराब सड़क या हवा के कारण।
- We had a bumpy flight in the storm.
Sudden and unexpected, often used for endings, changes and replies.
अचानक और अप्रत्याशित, प्रायः अंत, बदलाव और उत्तर के लिए।
- The speech came to an abrupt end.
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jerk·y
?Which word?
Keep the uneven-movement words together: jerky, jolting (moving with sudden shakes), bumpy, spasmodic (happening suddenly and not regularly), juddering (shaking violently).
असमान गति के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: jerky, jolting (अचानक झटकों से चलने वाला), bumpy, spasmodic (अचानक और अनियमित होने वाला), juddering (तेज़ी से हिलने वाला)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A knee-jerk reaction (an immediate reaction without thinking).
Idiom 'a knee-jerk reaction' (बिना सोचे तुरंत प्रतिक्रिया)।