cuknutí — meaning in English

English meaning

• flinch verb To make a sudden, involuntary movement away from something painful, frightening, or unpleasant.
• jerk verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
• jolt verb To shake or push something abruptly and roughly.
• lurch noun A sudden, unsteady movement, especially forward or to one side.

Senses

cuknutí is used for these senses in English:

• flinch A reflexive jerking away.
• jerk A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.
• jolt An act of jolting.
• lurch A sudden or unsteady movement.

flinch — full definition

1. verb To make a sudden, involuntary movement away from something painful, frightening, or unpleasant.
2. verb To hesitate or avoid facing something difficult.
3. noun A sudden involuntary jerk away from something.

jerk — full definition

1. verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
2. verb To pull or tug something quickly and sharply.
3. noun An unpleasant or inconsiderate person.
4. noun A Jamaican style of seasoning and slow-cooking meat over spiced coals, or the meat prepared this way.

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