Jerking Sentence Examples

Jerking away from him, she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand.

He snatched her, jerking her back.

He laughed and grabbed her fist, jerking her into his arms.

Something tugged on her belt loop and Alex swung her around, jerking her into his embrace.

It scampered to the edge of the limb and looked down at her, its bushy tail jerking up and down as it scolded her.

The mule lurched forward and the others followed, jerking the wagon into action.

Toby began to panic and pull, and the jaguar lowered itself farther to the ground, planting its back legs and jerking the boy towards the forest.

With lightning speed, Alex moved in close, jerking one of Josh's legs out from under him.

The borzois jumped up, jerking the rings of the leashes and pricking their ears.

Carmen lunged at Josh, grabbing his arm and jerking on it.

Males of the Argyopidae hang on the outskirt s of the webs of the females and signal their presence to her by jerking the radial threads in a peculiar manner.

A hawk made a wide swing across the grassland and then suddenly dived, jerking up at the last second, its great wings straining as it pumped back into the air with added weight.

He slammed the door and strode purposefully around to the other side, jerking the driver's side door open.

He snatched her neck and rose, jerking her off the chair.

He glared at Claudette and swung around, jerking the range from its cove.

Brief jerking movements of the muscles (called myoclonus) occur in most cases.

In the late summer twilight, their target resembled only a shifting, jerking pile of black rags.

The story of a baby girl growing up and becoming a mother herself - lovely illustrations and rather tear jerking for adults !

These movements can appear as repetitive jerking motions, or it may simply look like the dog is struggling to change position without much success.

Jerking in sleep is not actually a disorder on its own, but a symptom.

Some involuntary muscle twitching is normal as a person falls asleep, and this type of jerking is called hypnagogic myoclonus.

However, some types of jerking in sleep may signify a more serious problem.

It's understandable, then, that a mother who observes who newborn child's limbs jerking may worry that her child is having seizures due to some serious neurological condition.

The major observable difference between the jerking of benign sleep myoclonus and an actual seizure is that the former will stop as soon as the affected infant is woken up.

If the jerking stops upon waking, this should be reported to the infant's doctor to avoid unnecessary treatment with anticonvulsants.

Jerking in sleep may also be referred to as periodic limb movements of sleep (PLMS).

If jerking during sleep causes fatigue or affects a person's ability to get a full and restful night's sleep, they should talk to their doctor about a referral for a sleep study.

Night leg cramps are very painful and the jerking awake plays havoc on your ability to get a good night's sleep.

Periodic limb movement disorder, is a condition that causes excessive jerking twtiching movements.

The seizure activity itself is generally characterized as clonic (consisting of rhythmic jerking movements of the arms and/or legs), or tonic-clonic (commencing with a stiffening of the body followed by a clonic phase).

Jerking and tremors are present in about 25 percent of patients.

The change in skin color and loss of consciousness with BHS occur before any seizure-type jerking.

Lay children down on their back or side, preferably on a padded surface such as a carpeted floor; this increases blood flow to the brain and helps prevent muscle jerking.

Examples of simple motor tics include nose wrinkling, facial grimaces, eye blinking, jerking the neck, shrugging the shoulders, or tensing the muscles of the abdomen.

The child exhibits drooling, jerking, and stiffening of the body.

Symptoms include breathing problems; weak and floppy limbs; involuntary jerking and twitching of muscles in the arms, legs, and tongue; abnormal reflexes.

Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain characterized by recurrent seizures that may include repetitive muscle jerking called convulsions.

A Jacksonian seizure is a partial seizure characterized by tingling, stiffening, or jerking of an arm or leg.

During this trimester and the next you will notice your baby jerking to loud sounds.

Jerking and rocking motions typically prevent you from isolating the muscles you're working and can lead to potential injury.

Avoid jerking, throwing and bouncing the weights around.

Also, avoid any jerking or jarring movements.

Before she recovered from the shock, the man knocked the phone from her hand and grabbed her arm, jerking her toward him.

Alex sucked in a quick breath and grabbed her arm, jerking her toward him.

They defend themselves by jerking head and tail sidewards.

The implements used are two makes of iron-shod wooden ploughs; a large shovel, worked by three or five men, one working the handle, the others jerking the blade by ropes attached to it; a short sharp-pointed hoe, a bamboo rake, and a wooden barrow, all of rude construction.

This is necessary in order that the down and up strokes may glide into each other in such a manner as to prevent jerking and unnecessary retardation."

Jerking or snapping the floss into the gums can damage the gum tissue.

Cautiously, she crept up to the door and peered around it, jerking her head back instinctively when she spotted Yancey unlocking a door to an inner office.