| When new, your correspondent's off-road vehicle always started jerkily from rest, no matter how gentle he was on the gas. |
| The technique consists in casting the Mouse as near as possible to the opposite river bank and then vigourously pulling it back jerkily. |
| It swung downward jerkily, allowing access from the ground and up onto the fire escape. |
| They can row continuously with their small antennae or swim quickly and jerkily using their long antennae and abdomen. |
| He scuttled ahead to hold open the door, moving so jerkily that his periwig slipped down over his forehead. |
| She stood up and began to pace up and down, jerkily, as though her muscles hadn't been used for a long time. |
