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How to pronounce “jerky”
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Pronunciation guide for jerky
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of jerky with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Rise of China's Homegrown Brands — and Why They Matter
Their beef jerky packaging was difficult to open,
- Definition summary
- Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce jerky
The Rise of China's Homegrown Brands — and Why They Matter

Their beef jerky packaging was difficult to open,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “jerky”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress.
- Having the behavior of a jerk (unpleasant person).
- [Noun]
- Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To cure and preserve (meat) by drying it, making jerky.
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