Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upjerk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-jerk
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An upward jerk.

Example Sentences

"[…] rocky pinnacles, from whence he sends forth a sort of choking chattering song, if such it can be called, or, with an upjerk of the tail, hops away with a loud musical whistle, very much after the manner of the Blackbird."
"He continues — "There was the same rear up, with the head bent down, followed by an upjerk of the hind parts; the long sickle-shaped tertials, so noticeable in this species, seemed little if at all expanded, […]"

Etymology

From up- + jerk.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: up

Inflected Forms

upjerks (plural)

Questions

What does upjerk mean?: An upward jerk.
Where does upjerk come from?: From up- + jerk.

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