lurches
verbHow many syllables in lurches?
There are 2 syllables in the word lurches.How to pronounce lurches:
Definition of lurches:
- lurches (verb):
- stagger
- to move with a lurch
- to lean or tilt suddenly to one side
Synonyms for lurches:
careens
falters
halts
heel
jerks
lean
list
pitch
rock
rocks
roll
rolls
seesaws
shakes
staggers
stumbles
sways
tilt
tosses
tumbles
vacillates
vibrates
wobbles
Antonyms for lurches:
corrects
creeps
faces
meets
retreats
skulks
slinks
sneaks
stabilises
stabilizes
stays
steadies
steals
straightens
tiptoes
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