lurchverb
uk/lɜːtʃ/us/lɝːtʃ/[ I ] to move in a way that is not regular or normal, especially making sudden movements backwards or forwards or from side to side:
The train lurched forward and some of the people standing fell over.
[ I + adv/prep ] to act or continue in away that is uncontrolled and not regular, often with sudden changes:
We seem to lurch from crisis to crisis.
She just lurches from one bad relationship to another.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
- blunder
- bumble
- doddery
- falter
- galumphing
- limp
- lollop
- lumber
- reel
- schlep
- shamble
- shuffle
- slog
- squeeze
- stagger
- stumble
- toil
- totter
- trip (sb) up
- waddle
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Making short, sudden movements
lurchnoun [ C ]
uk/lɜːtʃ/us/lɝːtʃ/a sudden movement or change that is not smooth or normal:
The truck gave a sudden lurch as it was hit by a strong gust of wind.
The party's lurch (= sudden change) to the left will lose it a lot of support.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
- blunder
- bumble
- doddery
- falter
- galumphing
- limp
- lollop
- lumber
- reel
- schlep
- shamble
- shuffle
- slog
- squeeze
- stagger
- stumble
- toil
- totter
- trip (sb) up
- waddle
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