nykäisy — meaning in English

English meaning

• jerk verb To move suddenly and sharply, often without control.
• saccade noun A rapid movement of the eye (either voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another. (Often described as a jerky movement, but this word denotes all such quick eye movements, which happen continually, not just exaggerated or weird ones, and not nystagmus.)
• tug verb To pull at something with a sharp or sustained effort.
• twitch noun A small, sudden, often involuntary movement of a muscle.

Senses

nykäisy is used for these senses in English:

• jerk (originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.
• saccade (rare) A sudden jerking movement.
• tug A sudden powerful pull.
• twitch A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.

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.

saccade — full definition

1. noun A rapid movement of the eye (either voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another. (Often described as a jerky movement, but this word denotes all such quick eye movements, which happen continually, not just exaggerated or weird ones, and not nystagmus.)
2. noun The act of checking a horse quickly with a single strong pull of the reins.
3. noun The sounding of two violin strings together by using a sudden strong pressure of the bow.
4. noun Any sudden jerking movement.

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