Words similar to jerking

Example sentences for: jerking

How can you use “jerking” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

"What do you say to the criticism that Saddam Hussein is jerking the United States around, that he is able to provoke a crisis and then end it on his timetable?"
I shrieked in horror, jerking my modem's cord out of the wall.
Forbes' second-place finish proves that his support has a low ceiling, and Bush's victory demonstrates that the GOP is jerking the party back into the mainstream and successfully co-opting Clintonian themes.
, not polite) speech, much like our Don't give me that jazz or Quit jerking me around . How did the term spread around the country, if indeed it did?