lurch

[US]/lɜːtʃ/
[UK]/lɜːrtʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. walk unsteadily, move forward with uneven motion
n. a sudden lean or tilt.

Phrases & Collocations

sudden lurch

Example Sentences

The ship gave a lurch to starboard.

the car lurched forward.

the queasy lurch of an airplane during a storm.

The drunken man lurched along.

The ship lurched in the storm. The car gave a start and then lurched forward.

lurching up and down uttering inarticulate cries.

Stuart lurched to his feet.

he was lurching from one crisis to the next.

he was so drunk he lurched from wall to wall.

the boat gave a violent lurch and he missed his footing.

the film lurches from one comic set piece to another.

twisted her ankle and lurched home;

The motor bucked and lurched before it finally ran smoothly.

They were called Lurchers and in the Saluki world they are frowned upon.

And in 2005 a baby deer named Mi-Lu befriended lurcher Geoffrey at the Knowsley Animal Park in Merseyside after she was rejected by her mother.

Real-world Examples

She said that she wouldn't be lurching to the right.

Source: BBC World Headlines

I... I won't leave Carlos in the lurch.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

" Ha haaa! " yelled Lee Jordan as the Slytherin Beaters lurched away from each other, clutching their heads.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Lurching to the bed, he sat down.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

His heart gave a great lurch as he realized that some prisoner was attempting to escape!

Source: The Count of Monte Cristo: Selected Edition

The creature lurched. Quack gasped, " Stay back! "

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

A swift rigidity fell on all of them as James lurched one step forward into a crouch.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

But I feel so guilty taking your money and leaving you in the lurch.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 6

Not for wanting to go, but why run off and leave us in the lurch?

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Version) Season 4

Mouth dry, stomach lurching, Harry sprang after him, trying not to make a sound.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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