Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with jerk in American Collocation
suddenly
abruptly
suddenly
A whiplash injury occurs when the neck is jerked suddenly and the muscles are strained.
violently
uncontrollably
violently
As soon as it took off, the aircraft started to jerk violently, which caused a panic.
in a particular direction
upright
forward, backwards etc
I pulled the ripcord and was jerked back by the parachute as it opened.
awake
awake
I jerked awake in the chair, startled.