jerk in Arabic
هَزَّة hazza
UK/ˈd͡ʒɜːk//ˈd͡ʒɝk/
jerk in Arabic: هَزَّة (hazza), رَعَشَة (raʕaša), يرتعش, يهز. In English, jerk means a sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
Arabic words for jerk
- quick, often unpleasant tug or shake
- هَزَّة hazza
- sudden, uncontrolled movement
- رَعَشَة raʕaša
- intransitive: to make a sudden uncontrolled movement
- يرتعش
- transitive: to give a quick, often unpleasant tug or shake
- يهز
English meaning of jerk
- noun A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
- noun A quick pull on something.
- noun A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, immoral, self-centered, or disagreeable.
- noun A stupid person; an idiot or fool.
jerk in a sentence
- When I yell "OK," give the mooring line a good jerk!
- I finally fired him, because he was being a real jerk to his customers, even to some of the staff.
- You really are a jerk sometimes.
Synonyms of jerk
jerk in other languages
Questions about jerk in Arabic
- What is the meaning of jerk in Arabic?
- Jerk in Arabic is هَزَّة (hazza), رَعَشَة (raʕaša), يرتعش, يهز.
- ما معنى كلمة jerk؟
- Jerk: هَزَّة (hazza), رَعَشَة (raʕaša), يرتعش, يهز.
- What does jerk mean in English?
- Jerk means a sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
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