lurch
verb/lɜːtʃ/
/lɜːrtʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they lurch | /lɜːtʃ/ /lɜːrtʃ/ |
| he / she / it lurches | /ˈlɜːtʃɪz/ /ˈlɜːrtʃɪz/ |
| past simple lurched | /lɜːtʃt/ /lɜːrtʃt/ |
| past participle lurched | /lɜːtʃt/ /lɜːrtʃt/ |
| -ing form lurching | /ˈlɜːtʃɪŋ/ /ˈlɜːrtʃɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to make a sudden, unsteady movement forward or to one side synonym stagger, sway
- Suddenly the horse lurched to one side and the child fell off.
- The plane lurched unsteadily.
- (figurative) Their relationship seems to lurch from one crisis to the next.
Extra Examples- She lurched into his office.
- He lurched towards the door.
- The woman lurched to her feet and tried to follow us.
- Suddenly the train lurched violently.
- The bus lurched along the mountain road.
- The car lurched forward.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- violently
- slightly
- suddenly
- …
- along
- into
- towards/toward
- …
- lurch to your feet
- [intransitive] if your heart or stomach lurches, you have a sudden feeling of fear or excitementTopics Feelingsc2
Word Originverb late 17th cent. (as a noun denoting the sudden leaning of a ship to one side): of unknown origin.
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