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bob1 |
to make a quick or jerky movement up and down. [1/4 definitions] |
break dancing |
a style of dancing involving acrobatic movements, such as spinning headstands, pantomime, and jerky, robotlike movements. |
flick |
a swift, jerky movement. [2/6 definitions] |
flicker1 |
to burn or cast light in an unsteady, jerky manner. [1/5 definitions] |
flip1 |
to move in a sudden or jerky manner, as with a flipper, wing, or the like. [2/9 definitions] |
flirt |
to move in a quick or jerky manner. [1/6 definitions] |
flounce1 |
to go or move in an abrupt, jerky, impatient manner (often fol. by "out," "away," or the like). [1/3 definitions] |
flutter |
to move swiftly back and forth or up and down in a jerky or irregular manner; flap. [1/9 definitions] |
hitch1 |
a jerky pull, esp. upward. [1/9 definitions] |
jiggle |
a jerky up-and-down or back-and-forth movement. [1/2 definitions] |
jounce |
a jerky and uneven movement; bounce. [1/2 definitions] |
lurch1 |
a sudden unsteady or jerky movement. [1/4 definitions] |
shake |
to move back and forth or up and down with rapid, jerky motions. [3/16 definitions] |
twitch |
an involuntary jerky movement of a body part, or a condition marked by the occurrence of such movements. [1/6 definitions] |
twitchy |
moving or tending to move with quick, jerky, repetitive motions. [1/2 definitions] |
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