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Lurched

Lurch \Lurch\ (l[^u]rch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lurched (l[^u]rcht); p. pr. & vb. n. Lurching.] To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken man; to move forward while lurching.

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lurched

vb. (en-past of: lurch)

Usage examples of "lurched".

As the hole broadened, Megenda lurched with his hands to find a hold on the exterior of the shuttle and managed to catch one of the security hooks, his heavy body precariously dangling now from the one hand.

He pulled on his pressure suit, lurched into die bulkhead, cursing, and staggered out into die passage.

With a good sense of preservation, the hatchling lurched over the damlike ramparts of seaweed, toward the bush under which Sorka and Sean hid.

She was squatting on her heels beside the number nine scrubber, with Hollister, looking at a thin line of greasy liquid that had trickled down the outer casing, when the ship lurched slightly as the Ssli-controlled drive computers dropped them out of FTL.

The big vessel lurched and rending sounds echoed through the fabric of its hull as the jammed connectors tore out, like roots parting in the earth.

He lurched forward, one great hand grasp ing her shoulder in an incredible viselike grip.

Then Middle Giff made a peremptory sound, a call more than a chirp, and all the giffs lurched to the mouth of the cave.

The shuttle lurched, as the badly aimed beam grabbed for anything in its way.

Then the Grand Luck lurched sharply, as if it had run into a brick wall, and as his feet skidded on the floor he realized his head had nowhere to go but the corner of the Ssli transport tank.

Afra 's response was immediate, with a speed he had never needed before, he lurched for the fleeting child, twisting the Rowan's thrust and snatching Damia from the pod.

Now she swung herself off the bunk and lurched past Chasurt, who made a vain attempt to grab her.

Lars Dahl, however, covered her hand on his arm and, just then, their thighs brushed and she lurched against him, abruptly aware of receiving an intense shock.

He was so rake thin that Sallah feared he would break a bone as he lurched from side to side.

It lurched forward, its voice pleading, and then the cry altered to one of joy, held on a high sweet note.

King lurched mightily out of that hole and back onto the shale, shaking himself as if annoyed at his immersion.