Meaning & use
Lurches
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Moves in a sudden, unsteady, or jerky way, often as if about to fall.
See it in a sentence
The bus lurches forward every time the driver hits the brakes.
His stomach lurches whenever the plane hits turbulence.
A note on using this word
The third-person singular form of 'lurch,' used to describe both physical stumbling and sudden emotional jolts.
Words with a similar meaning
staggersstumblessways
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Words with an opposite meaning
glidessteadies
Another way to use it
2. noun
A sudden, unsteady movement.
The ship gave a violent lurch and everyone grabbed the railing.
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