American English pronunciation

How to pronounce yanked

IPA transcription: ['jæŋkt]

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['jæŋkt]

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['jæŋkt]

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Verb

pull, or move with a sudden movement

“He turned the handle and jerked the door open”

Synonyms: yankjerk

Usage examples

But one of them seized the boy and yanked him back out of the hole.
But one of them seized the boy and yanked him back out of the hole.
But one of them seized the boy and yanked him back out of the hole.
But one of them seized the boy and yanked him back out of the hole.
But one of them seized the boy and yanked him back out of the hole.
But one of them seized the boy and yanked him back out of the hole.
But one of them seized the boy and yanked him back out of the hole.