Jerking Sentence Examples

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

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  • He snatched her, jerking her back.

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

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

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

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

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

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  • 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.

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

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

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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

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

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  • 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.

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

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

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  • 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).

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

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

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  • Avoid jerking, throwing and bouncing the weights around.

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  • Also, avoid any jerking or jarring movements.

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

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

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  • They defend themselves by jerking head and tail sidewards.

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  • 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.

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  • 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."

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

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  • 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.

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