jerky

noun
UK: /ˈdʒɜː.ki/
US: /ˈdʒɝː.ki/

  1. Dried meat that has been cut into strips.

    1. I bought some jerky at the store.
    2. For our hike, we packed jerky and trail mix as lightweight, high-protein snacks.

Synonyms

convulsive spasmodic fitful abrupt
jerky adjective

  1. Moving with sudden, uneven, or uncontrolled motions.

    1. The car made a jerky start.
    2. The old camera produced a jerky video, making it hard to follow the action.

  2. Characterized by abrupt stops and starts.

    1. His jerky movements made me nervous.
    2. After the accident, his speech became jerky, and he struggled to articulate his thoughts.
jerky verb

  1. To move or cause to move with a sudden, uneven motion.

    1. The bus jerked forward suddenly.
    2. He jerked the fishing rod, trying to free the line, causing the boat to move jerky.
jerky adverb

  1. In a way that is characterized by sudden and uneven movements.

    1. The robot moved jerky across the floor.
    2. Due to the poor internet connection, the video played jerky, skipping parts of the scene.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "jerky" is /ˈdʒɜː.ki/ in British English and /ˈdʒɝː.ki/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "jerky": convulsive, spasmodic, fitful, abrupt.

Example usage of "jerky": "I bought some jerky at the store.". More examples on the page.