Read full poem →Shone on a man and woman in the door
And threw their lurching shadows on a house
Near by, all dark in every glossy window.
Dictionary Entry
To make such a sudden, unsteady movement.
Origin
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Common Phrases
forward lurchingtoward lurchingalong lurching. lurchinglurching camelurching heartlurching wentlurching stomach
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Poetry examples for “lurching”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →As you peered at the doomed and haggard faces of your men?
Do you remember the stretcher-cases lurching back
With dying eyes and lolling heads--those ashen-grey
Read full poem →I'd like to see a Tank come down the stalls,
Lurching to rag-time tunes, or "Home, sweet Home,"--
And there'd be no more jokes in Music-halls
Read full poem →The tall soldier turned and, lurching dangerously, went on.
The youth and the tattered soldier followed, sneaking as if