lurches Sentence Examples
- The car lurched forward with a deafening roar, leaving a trail of exhaust in its wake.
- The boat lurched violently in the storm, throwing its passengers to the deck.
- The horse lurched to a halt, its rider barely staying in the saddle.
- The drunk man lurched across the street, his unsteady gait drawing amused glances.
- The old building lurched ominously, its foundation crumbling beneath it.
- The injured hiker lurched forward, trying to take a step before collapsing.
- The swing lurched back and forth, carrying the child higher and higher.
- The ship lurched in the rough seas, causing its passengers to lose their footing.
- The tree lurched as the wind howled, its branches creaking and groaning.
- The train lurched to a stop, jolting the passengers awake.
lurches Meaning
lurches
an abrupt jerking, swaying, or tipping movement, steal, to defeat by a lurch (as in cribbage), to move with a lurch, to roll or tip suddenly, to roll or tip abruptly, cheat, a decisive defeat in which an opponent wins a game by more than double the defeated player's score especially in cribbage, in a vulnerable and unsupported position, stagger, a staggering gait, stagger sense 2, to loiter about a place furtively, a sudden roll of a ship to one side, to leave in the lurch, a sudden jerking, swaying, or tipping movement, an overwhelming defeat in a game (as cribbage), stagger entry 1 sense 1
Synonyms & Antonyms of lurches
FAQs About the word lurches
an abrupt jerking, swaying, or tipping movement, steal, to defeat by a lurch (as in cribbage), to move with a lurch, to roll or tip suddenly, to roll or tip abr
rocks, shakes,sways, careens,tosses, seesaws, vibrates, wobbles, jerks, vacillates
triumphs, victories,wins, successes, accomplishments,sweeps, achievements, runaways, romps, blowouts
The car lurched forward with a deafening roar, leaving a trail of exhaust in its wake.
The boat lurched violently in the storm, throwing its passengers to the deck.
The horse lurched to a halt, its rider barely staying in the saddle.
The drunk man lurched across the street, his unsteady gait drawing amused glances.
