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lurching

verb

Definition of lurchingnext
present participle of lurch
1
as in swaying
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions the room lurched with every jolt of the earthquake

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2
as in staggering
to move forward while swaying from side to side dressed in his zombie costume, the boy lurched down the street in his quest for Halloween candy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lurching
  1. swaying
  2. shuffling
  3. shaking
  4. weaving
Verb
  • More momentum-swaying sequences occurred in the second quarter.
    Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Sandy shores, a deep blue ocean, swaying palm trees?
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of swaying
Verb
  • But the $12 billion decline in his fortune has more to do with asset shuffling than stock price movement.
    Julie Goldenberg, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • James has been shuffling back and forth between the NBA and the G League.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of shuffling
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  • Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Your ruler Mercury will also station retrograde in Sagittarius—your seventh house of partnerships—on November 9, revealing all the ways your desires for independence may be shaking things up with up your closest allies and enemies.
    Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of shaking
Verb
  • Craft is the connective tissue of our history, weaving itself through each iteration and enabling new players to interpret it in novel ways.
    Bill Connolly, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
  • But police must notice a primary violation, such as speeding or weaving across lanes, to cite motorists for violating the cellphone law.
    David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of weaving
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